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