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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from chap; CHAPPED |
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chop1
past tense and past participle chopped, present participle chopping [transitive]
past tense and past participle chopped, present participle chopping [transitive]1
also chop up to cut something into smaller pieces : 
He went outside to chop some more wood for the fire.Can you chop up some carrots for me?
also chop upHe went outside to chop some more wood for the fire.Can you chop up some carrots for me?2 informal to reduce an amount of money by a large amount : He suddenly found that his income had been chopped in half.
He suddenly found that his income had been chopped in half.3 to keep changing your mind : You can't keep chopping and changing like this!
chop and change
British English informalYou can't keep chopping and changing like this!chop at something
phrasal verbThey chopped at the bushes with their knives.chop something ↔ down
phrasal verbA couple of the older trees will have to be chopped down.Large areas of rainforest are being chopped down every day.chop something ↔ off
phrasal verbThe branch had been chopped off.WORD FOCUS: cut 
WORD FOCUS: cut 
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
WORD FOCUS: cut chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
