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I.chop¹ S3 /tʃɒp $ tʃɑːp/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle chopped, present participle chopping) [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from chap; ⇨ ↑chapped]
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?
Add two finely chopped onions and a clove of garlic.
chop something into pieces/chunks etc
Chop the meat into small cubes.
2. informal to reduce an amount of money by a large amount:
He suddenly found that his income had been chopped in half.
3. chop and change British English informal to keep changing your mind:
You can’t keep chopping and changing like this!
chop at something phrasal verb
to hit something with a sharp tool in order to cut it:
They chopped at the bushes with their knives.
chop something ↔ down phrasal verb
to make a tree fall down by cutting it with a sharp tool:
A 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 verb
to remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool:
The branch had been chopped off.
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THESAURUS
▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or ↑scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using ↑scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
▪ saw to cut wood, using a ↑saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.
II.chop² BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a small piece of meat on a bone, usually cut from a sheep or pig ⇨ steak:
a grilled pork/lamb chop
2. the chop British English
a) if you get or are given the chop, you lose your job:
Six more staff got the chop last week.
I might be for the chop (=lose my job).
b) if something gets or is given the chop, it is closed or stopped because people do not want to pay for it any more:
The project might get the chop.
This factory might now be for the chop (=likely to be closed).
3. a hard downward movement that you make with your hand:
a karate chop
4. the act of hitting something with a sharp tool in order to cut it:
With one last chop he split the log in two.
5. chops [plural] informal the lower part of the face of a person or animal – used humorously:
Jack was grinning all over his chops.
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THESAURUS
preparing food
▪ grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
▪ melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
▪ sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a ↑sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
▪ chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: Chop up the vegetables.
▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
▪ season to add salt, pepper etc to food: Season the meat before grilling.
▪ crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: Add one clove of crushed garlic.
▪ mix to combine different foods together: Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
▪ beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
▪ stir to turn food around with a spoon: Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
▪ fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture: Fold in the beaten egg whites.
▪ knead to press ↑dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
▪ drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: Drizzle with olive oil.
▪ let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
▪ serve to put different foods together as part of a meal: Serve with rice and a salad. | Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.

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chop
When something is chopped, it is cut into smaller pieces.

◎	[t∫ɔp]
※	danh từ
	■	(như) chap
	〆	down in the chops
		✓	ỉu xìu, chán nản, thất vọng
※	danh từ
	■	vật bổ ra, miếng chặt ra
	■	nhát chặt, nhát bổ (búa chày)
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) sự cúp bóng (quần vợt)
	■	miếng thịt sườn (lợn, cừu)
	■	rơm băm nhỏ
	■	mặt nước gợn sóng (vì gió ngược với thuỷ triều)
※	ngoại động từ
	■	chặt, đốn, bổ, chẻ
		☆	to chop wood
			bổ củi
		☆	to chop off someone's head
			chặt đầu ai
		☆	to chop one's way through
			đốn cây để lấy đường đi, phát quang để lấy đường đi qua
	■	(nghĩa bóng) nói đứt đoạn, nói nhát gừng
	■	(+ up) chặt nhỏ, băm nhỏ
※	nội động từ
	■	bổ, chặt
		☆	to chop away
			chặt đốn
	〆	to chop back
		✓	thình lình trở lại
	〆	to chop down
		✓	chặt ngã, đốn ngã
	〆	to chop in
		✓	(thông tục) nói chen vào
	〆	to chop off
		✓	chặt đứt, đốn cụt
	〆	to chop out
		✓	trồi lên trên mặt (địa táng)
	〆	to chop up
		✓	chặt nhỏ, băm nhỏ
※	danh từ
	■	gió trở thình lình
	■	sóng vỗ bập bềnh
	■	(địa lý,địa chất) phay
	〆	chops and changes
		✓	những sự đổi thay
※	động từ
	■	thay đổi luôn luôn, dao động, không kiến định
		☆	to chop and change
			thay thay đổi đổi
	■	(+ round, about) đổi chiều thình lình, trở thình lình (gió)
	■	vỗ bập bềnh (sóng biển)
	〆	to chop logic with someone
		✓	cãi vã với ai
※	danh từ
	■	giấy phép, giấy đăng ký, giấy chứng nhận; giấy thông hành, giấy hộ chiếu (Ấn-độ, Trung-quốc)