| Noun | 1. | chop - a small cut of meat including part of a ribcut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass | |
| 2. | chop - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ballreturn - a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" | |
| 3. | chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air | |
| Verb | 1. | chop - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"hash - chop up; "hash the potatoes" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" mince - cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic" | |
| 2. | chop - move suddenlymove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | chop - strike sharply, as in some sportsstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" | |
| 4. | chop - cut with a hacking toolax, axe - chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" chop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree" chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" | |
| 5. | chop - hit sharplystrike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" | |