as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a sharp chop to his opponent's neck
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Recent Examples of chop
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
These applications are gently chopped into the first inch of soil.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The track features Tankian alongside Morello’s 15-year-old son Roman, whose rapidly emerging guitar chops are becoming a recurring part of his father’s musical orbit.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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Verb
Bartlett plays Dennis, Trevor’s boyfriend, who also totally murdered him, and maybe chopped him up into little pieces, too.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
These applications are gently chopped into the first inch of soil.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Noun
Parker shortstop Noah Kisch fielded a high-chop groundball near the second-base bag.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The track features Tankian alongside Morello’s 15-year-old son Roman, whose rapidly emerging guitar chops are becoming a recurring part of his father’s musical orbit.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chop
Verb
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The hotel is on the corner of Mission Street, which slices diagonally through the city, and the Embarcadero, which hugs the waterfront from the Bay Bridge west to Fisherman’s Wharf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Hardwood Poke Poke, meaning to cut or slice into chunks in Hawaiian, was born centuries ago as a fisherman’s snack.—
Sylvie Bigar,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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This makes for a significant setback but not necessarily a fatal blow to the facility.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Kelly doesn’t mince words about the odds.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Even Johnson wasn’t exactly mincing words that this process begins with Malhotra.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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As Saints retorted, Williams hit him with a backhand slap.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Here, The Athletic reviews Everton’s season just gone — their first at Hill Dickinson Stadium and one of highs, lows, slaps and… toasters.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.—
Erin Bunch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Soon after, hearing the thump of ball on metal gate, Badri stepped outside to check if his message had been heeded.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Add 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or grated, zest of 1 lemon, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 tsp.—
Alexia Duchêne,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Moore is the grating living embodiment of the delusions of the managerial-artistic class.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The Bruins’ lanky center fielder, who was suspended for Friday’s game, came home when Call – a platoon second baseman to begin the year who started in center field on Friday – lined his second hit of the game to left.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
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Pitchers Jordan Hill and Daleah Cardenas combined to shut out North Georgia on four hits over the first six innings while center fielder Czar Fleischman and All-American shortstop Jillian Albayati homered for the Cougars.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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“Chop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chop. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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