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Chop
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; - usually with off or down.
(2):
(v. t.) To seize or devour greedily; - with up.
(3):
(v. i.) To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
(4):
(v. t.) To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; - often with up.
(5):
(v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
(6):
(v. i.) To interrupt; - with in or out.
(7):
(v. i.) To barter or truck.
(8):
(v. i.) To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
(9):
(v. i.) To purchase by way of truck.
(10):
(v. i.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
(11):
(v. i.) To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
(12):
(n.) A change; a vicissitude.
(13):
(v. t. & i.) To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.
(14):
(n.) The act of chopping; a stroke.
(15):
(n.) A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
(16):
(n.) A crack or cleft. See Chap.
(17):
(n.) A jaw of an animal; - commonly in the pl. See Chops.
(18):
(n.) A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
(19):
(n.) The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
(20):
(n.) Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
(21):
(n.) A permit or clearance.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chop'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chop.html. 1828.
