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Noun chop has 3 senses

chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib
--₁ is a kind of cut, cut of meat
--₁ has particulars: mutton chop; lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop; porkchop
Derived form: verb chop₁
chop, chop shot - a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
--₂ is a kind of return

Derived form: verb chop₃
chop, chopper - a grounder that bounces high in the air
--₃ is a kind of grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper

Verb chop has 5 senses

chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"
--₁ is one way to cut

Derived forms: noun chop₁, noun chopper₂, noun chopper₄
Sample sentence:
The chefs chop the vegetables
chop - move suddenly
--₂ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
chop - strike sharply, as in some sports
--₃ is one way to strike

Derived forms: noun chop₂, noun chopper₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
chop, hack - cut with a hacking tool
--₄ is one way to cut

Derived forms: noun chopper₂, noun chopper₄
Sample sentence:
The chefs chop the vegetables
chop - hit sharply
--₅ is one way to strike, hit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something