chopping
verb
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To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
Example: chop wood; chop an onion
To sever with an axe or similar implement.
Example: Chop off his head.
To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
verb
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To exchange, to barter; to swap.
To chap or crack.
To vary or shift suddenly.
Example: The wind chops about.
To twist words.
noun
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The action by which something is chopped.
adjective
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Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
Example: a chopping sea
Stout; large; plump