| • | To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. |
| • | To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down. |
| • | To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. |
| • | To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. |
| • | To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. |
| • | To interrupt; -- with in or out. |
| • | To barter or truck. |
| • | To exchange; substitute one thing for another. |
| • | To purchase by way of truck. |
| • | To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. |
| • | To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. |
| • | A change; a vicissitude. |
| • | To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i. |
| • | The act of chopping; a stroke. |
| • | A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. |
| • | A crack or cleft. See Chap. |
| • | A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops. |
| • | A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. |
| • | The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops. |
| • | Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. |
| • | A permit or clearance. |
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