chop

1a : to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument

b : to cut into pieces —often used with up chop up an onion

c : to weed and thin out (young cotton)

d : to cut as if by chopping chop prices a bridge chops the lake in two

1a : a forceful usually slanting blow with or as if with an ax or cleaver

b : a sharp downward blow or stroke

5a : a short abrupt motion (as of a wave)

b : a stretch of choppy sea

1a : a seal or official stamp or its impression

b : a license validated by a seal

2a : a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality

b : a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop

c : quality, grade of the first chop