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chopped
We have found lemma(root) word of chopped : chop.
Definitions
[tʃɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife
(e.g: they chopped up the pulpit for firewood)
- abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless
(e.g: their training courses are to be chopped)
Phrases:
- chop logic
Origin
:
late Middle English: variant of chap
[tʃɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand
(e.g: an effective chop to the back of the neck)
- dismissal from employment
(e.g: hundreds more workers have been given the chop)
- a thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and often including a rib
(e.g: he lived on liver or chops)
- a person's share of something
- crushed or ground grain used as animal feed
(e.g: the pile of chop was dropped into the calves' feeder)
- the broken motion of water, owing to the action of the wind against the tide
(e.g: we started our run into a two-foot chop)
Phrases:
- chop logic
Origin
:
late Middle English: variant of chap
[tʃɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
Phrases:
- chop and change
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘barter, exchange’): perhaps related to Old English cēap ‘bargaining, trade’; compare with chap- in chapman
[tʃɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a trademark; a brand of goods
Phrases:
- not much chop
Origin
:
early 19th century: from Hindi chāp ‘stamp, brand’ (see chaap)
[tʃɒp], (Verb)
Definitions:
- eat
(e.g: come chop the soup I made for you)
- acquire (money) quickly or easily, typically by dishonest means
(e.g: we're chopping money like we're just plucking it from a tree)
Phrases:
Origin
:
of uncertain origin
[tʃɒp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small dish that can conveniently be eaten with the fingers, typically served as an appetizer
(e.g: wedding guests have come to expect a good selection of mouth-watering small chops)
Phrases:
Origin
:
of uncertain origin
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