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1 Chop -- rank: 1000

Chop definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CHOP, v.t. 1. To cut off or separate, by striking ... by a single blow or by repeated blows; as, to chop off a head; to chop wood. 2. To cut into small pieces; to mince; as, to chop meat; to chop straw. 3. To grand and mince with the teeth; ...

2 chop-chop -- rank: 803

chop-chop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] [ant: easy, slow, slowly, tardily] Merriam Webster's adverb Etymology: Chinese Pidgin English, reduplication of chop fast Date: 1834 without delay ; quickly Oxford Reference Dictionary adv ...

3 Chop dollar -- rank: 727

Chop dollar definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dollar Dol"lar, n ... commonly employed in the United States in reckoning money values. Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. Dollar fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the United ... silver and 42 grains of alloy. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop dollar, a silver ...

4 Chowchow chop -- rank: 718

Chowchow chop definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off ... up a ship. --S. W. Williams. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. ...

5 chop of tea -- rank: 710

chop of tea definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same ...

6 chop up -- rank: 710

chop up definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: chop, chop up] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you chop something up, you chop it into small pieces. Chop ...

7 Grand chop -- rank: 710

Grand chop definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop Chop, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same ...

8 chop suey -- rank: 683

chop suey definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: meat ... served in Chinese restaurants there Merriam Webster's noun (plural chop sueys) Etymology: Chinese (Guangdong) jaahp-seui odds and ends, from ... served with rice and soy sauce Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop suey Chop su"ey or sooy soo"y . [Chin. (Cantonese) shap sui ... flavored with sesame oil. [U. S.] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Chop suey is a Chinese-style dish that consists of meat ...

9 lamb chop -- rank: 672

lamb chop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: chop cut from a lamb [syn: lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop]

10 lamb-chop -- rank: 672

lamb-chop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: chop cut from a lamb [syn: lamb chop, lamb-chop, lambchop]

11 mutton chop -- rank: 672

mutton chop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: chop cut from a mature sheep 2: facial hair that has ... of the beard is shaved off) [syn: sideburn, burnside, mutton chop, side-whiskers] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mutton Mut"ton, n ... o]l.), the Australian short-tailed petrel (Nectris brevicaudus). Mutton chop, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of ...

12 To chop logic -- rank: 672

To chop logic definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop Chop, v. t. [Cf. D. koopen to buy. See Cheapen, v ... go on chopping and changing our friends. --L'Estrange. To chop logic, to dispute with an affected use of logical terms ...

13 chop off -- rank: 661

chop off definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: remove ... the ear"; "lop off the dead branch" [syn: cut off, chop off, lop off] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary To chop off something such as a part of someone's body ...

14 chop shot -- rank: 661

chop shot definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball [syn: chop, chop shot]

15 Chop-logic -- rank: 661

Chop-logic definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chop-logic Chop"-log`ic, n. One who bandies words or is very ...