chop

CEFRB1

/t͡ʃɒp/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To cut something into pieces with a knife or tool.

  2. 02

    noun

    A thick slice of meat cut from an animal.

Examples

  • 1. Finely chop the chicken breast meat.

  • I had to get the axes to chop the wood.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.

  2. A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

More examples

In context

  • Chop the pickled cabbage finely.

  • I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.

  • It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic, or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”). Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip.