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chopt

chopt is the simple past and past participle of chop.

Meaning of chop

Verb

chop (third-person singular simple present chops, present participle chopping, simple past and past participle chopped)

  1. (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
    • chop wood; chop an onion
  2. (transitive) To sever with an axe or similar implement.
    • Chop off his head.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To separate or divide.
    • We should chop off some of that department's budget.
  4. (transitive) to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
  5. (transitive) To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
  6. To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.

See all 46 meanings of chop

Origin of chopt

From chop + -t.

Questions about chopt

What is chopt the simple past and past participle of?
Chopt is the simple past and past participle of chop.

Words near chopt in the dictionary

  1. chopsticksful
  2. chopsticky
  3. chopstix
  4. chopstuck
  5. chopsy
  6. chopt
  7. Choptank
  8. Choptanks
  9. Chopunnish
  10. choque
  11. choques

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