Meaning of "chop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOP

Variant of chap1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHOP

chop  [tʃɒp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOP

Chop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chop in English.

WHAT DOES CHOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chop in the English dictionary

The first definition of chop in the dictionary is often foll by down or off to cut with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool. Other definition of chop is to produce or make in this manner. Chop is also often foll by up to cut into pieces.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOP

PRESENT

Present

I chop

you chop

he/she/it chops

we chop

you chop

they chop

Present continuous

I am chopping

you are chopping

he/she/it is chopping

we are chopping

you are chopping

they are chopping

Present perfect

I have chopped

you have chopped

he/she/it has chopped

we have chopped

you have chopped

they have chopped

Present perfect continuous

I have been chopping

you have been chopping

he/she/it has been chopping

we have been chopping

you have been chopping

they have been chopping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chopped

you chopped

he/she/it chopped

we chopped

you chopped

they chopped

Past continuous

I was chopping

you were chopping

he/she/it was chopping

we were chopping

you were chopping

they were chopping

Past perfect

I had chopped

you had chopped

he/she/it had chopped

we had chopped

you had chopped

they had chopped

Past perfect continuous

I had been chopping

you had been chopping

he/she/it had been chopping

we had been chopping

you had been chopping

they had been chopping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will chop

you will chop

he/she/it will chop

we will chop

you will chop

they will chop

Future continuous

I will be chopping

you will be chopping

he/she/it will be chopping

we will be chopping

you will be chopping

they will be chopping

Future perfect

I will have chopped

you will have chopped

he/she/it will have chopped

we will have chopped

you will have chopped

they will have chopped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been chopping

you will have been chopping

he/she/it will have been chopping

we will have been chopping

you will have been chopping

they will have been chopping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would chop

you would chop

he/she/it would chop

we would chop

you would chop

they would chop

Conditional continuous

I would be chopping

you would be chopping

he/she/it would be chopping

we would be chopping

you would be chopping

they would be chopping

Conditional perfect

I would have chop

you would have chop

he/she/it would have chop

we would have chop

you would have chop

they would have chop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been chopping

you would have been chopping

he/she/it would have been chopping

we would have been chopping

you would have been chopping

they would have been chopping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you chop
we let´s chop
you chop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to chop

Past participle

chopped

Present Participle

chopping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chop» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of chop

axe · cleave · cut · fell · hack · hew · lop · sever · shear · slash · truncate

TRANSLATION OF CHOP

Find out the translation of chop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 砍
• Translator English - Spanish: chuleta
• English: chop
• Translator English - Hindi: काटना
• Translator English - Arabic: ضِلْع
• Translator English - Russian: отбивная
• Translator English - Portuguese: costeleta
• Translator English - Bengali: চপ
• Translator English - French: côtelette
• Translator English - Malay: Memotong
• Translator English - German: Schlag
• Translator English - Japanese: たたき切ること
• Translator English - Korean: 토막 살
• Translator English - Javanese: Chop
• Translator English - Vietnamese: miếng thịt sườn
• Translator English - Tamil: வெட்டுவது
• Translator English - Marathi: तोडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: pirzola
• Translator English - Italian: costoletta
• Translator English - Polish: odrąbanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: відбивна
• Translator English - Romanian: cotlet
• Translator English - Greek: παϊδάκι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kap
• Translator English - Swedish: hugg
• Translator English - Norwegian: kotelett

10 QUOTES WITH «CHOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chop.

1

Sade Adu

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

2

Linden Ashby

Why are people always shooting zombies? Why not just chop their heads off? How can zombies get you if you have a good sword?

3

Arthur Baer

Lefty Grove could throw a lamb chop past a wolf.

4

Heston Blumenthal

I write and chop with my left hand and do everything else, including eating with a knife, with my right.

5

Kurt Braunohler

All the great game show hosts have a signature 'look,' from Bob Barker's year-round Brazil Nut-hued tan to Monty Hall's oversized lamb chop sideburns. As the host of IFC's new comedy game show 'Bunk,' I, too, have worked to develop a style signature by being the first man or woman in TV history to host every show in my bare feet!

6

Hilarie Burton

I like the guy who reads. Being articulate is something that's very important to me. But you need to know how to chop wood and fix a car and do guy things. I didn't grow up with spectators. Nobody was a spectator.

7

George Clooney

My grandparents back in Kentucky owned a tobacco farm. So, to make money in the summer, we could cut and chop and top and house and strip the tobacco.

8

Tommy Cooper

So he said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.'

9

Henry Cotton

Imagine the ball has little legs, and chop them off.

10

Paul Dano

When my girlfriend's away, I cook a big vat of meaty pasta and sauce and eat that for about a week. Then I eat out the rest of the time. When she's home, we eat at home probably twice a week. I chop, she cooks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOP»

Discover the use of chop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Chop Shop

Reveals the true story of funeral home owner Laurieanne Lamb Sconce and her son David, who used the home as a front for mass body burnings and the sale of body parts and were linked to the death of Timothy Waters--their despised competitor.

Kathy Braidhill, 1999

Guitar Chop Shop

In this book, New York-based studio musician and in-demand clinician Matt Smith opens his bag of tricks and tells all.

Matt Smith, 2001

Chop-Monster, Bk 1: Teacher's Score, Score & CD

Chop-Monster is a sequential jazz improvisation method by acclaimed jazz pianist and educator Shelly Berg that utilizes a "call-and-response" approach: students listen to a jazz idea, imitate it until it is internalized, and then "try it on ...

Shelly Berg, 2002

Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United ...

Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine.

Andrew Coe, 2009

Phaco Chop: Mastering Techniques, Optimizing Technology, and ...

The last section explores a topic that is generating growing interest - bimanual phaco. This is a promising and advanced application that combines phaco chop with the latest innovations in micro-incisional phaco technology.

David F. Chang, 2004

Chop, Chop

Ever since Laci was a little girl she's been growing out her pretty, brown hair and chopping it off to send to Locks of Love.

L. N. Cronk, 2008

Chop Shop

But the attraction is complicated by a tragic secret that Riley hides -- a secret closely tied to one member of PharmaGen's operation which propels the novel to its astonishing conclusion.

Tim Downs, 2004

Chop, simmer, season

The chefs at the Top Notch Restaurant prepare dinner.

Alexa Brandenberg, 1997

Chop wood, carry water: a guide to finding spiritual ...

Discusses the spiritual aspects of learning, sex, family life, work, money, play, health, technology, social action, and ecology

Rick Fields, 1984

How to Chop Tops

Step-by-step, illustrated instructions for "hammering the lid" on customs, rods and pickups. Applicable for cars from the 1920s to present.

Leroi Tex Smith, Richard Johnson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chop is used in the context of the following news items.

Community Paint Day Held At CHOP For Mural Honoring Visit Of …

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Some patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia did their part to help the city get ready to welcome Pope Francis ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

PICTURED: 'Highly organised gang's' £40000 car parts chop shop …

This suspected chop shop was unmasked today by police, who say £40,000 of parts from stolen vehicles across the UK have been found. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»

Peraza and Albies Make Baseball America's Top 50 Prospects

Talking Chop, an Atlanta Braves community ... Talking Chop Social · Braves On Twitter · The View From Your Seat ... More from Talking Chop. «Talking Chop, Jul 15»

How to chop an onion, using stop-motion animation

Type "how to chop an onion" into Google and the search engine delivers ... including a superb one of Jamie Oliver appearing to chop an onion ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Chophouse Row centerpiece Chop Shop opens Friday

Chop Shop Cafe & Bar is chef Ericka Burke's restaurant, anchoring the entrance to Chophouse Row from 11th Avenue. Coming from the ... «CHS Capitol Hill Seattle, Jul 15»

24000 chickens on Derbyshire farm face the chop - unless they can …

24,000 chickens on a Derbyshire farm face the chop - unless they can find a new home. 24,000 chickens on Derbyshire farm face the chop ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»

Orissa: Miscreants chop off man's hands

In a gruesome incident, a group of youth on Tuesday morning chopped both hands of a 30-year-old youth at Raghavpalli village under ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»

Now You're Cooking: Grilled veal chop with grilled baby potatoes …

Arugula - 2 oz. Sprinkle the veal chop with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. ... Arrange the potatoes around and top with the veal chop. «CTV News, Jul 15»

Hatchet Hall, Brian Dunsmoor's Bold New Culver City Chop Shop …

Chef Brian Dunsmoor has been trying to crack his new restaurant Hatchet Hall for the better part of nine months, but it seems now that the West ... «Eater LA, Jul 15»

Man Allegedly Threatens To Chop And Cook Roommates

Man Allegedly Threatens To Chop And Cook Roommates. Alex Belser. 07/06/2015 11:56 PM. 07/07/2015 12:01 AM ... «WTAJ, Jul 15»