chop

Definitions

• A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
• A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
• (martial arts) A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
• Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
• (poker) A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
• (informal) Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
• (AU) A woodchopping competition.
• (dated) A crack or cleft; a chap.