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Meaning of chops

noun

A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. Example: I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil. Example: It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.
A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched. Example: A karate chop.
Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them. Example: With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop.

verb

To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions. Example: chop wood; chop an onion
To sever with an axe or similar implement. Example: Chop off his head.
To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.

noun

A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.

verb

To exchange, to barter; to swap.
To chap or crack.
To vary or shift suddenly. Example: The wind chops about.
To twist words.
To converse, discuss, or speak with another.

noun

(chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal.
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel. Example: East Chop; West Chop

noun

An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.
A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand. Example: silk of the first chop
A license or passport that has been sealed.
A complete shipment. Example: a chop of tea

Source: Free Dictionary API.

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