CHOP

I. verb (~ped; ~ping) see: chap Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument, to cut into pieces, to weed and thin out (young cotton), to cut as if by ~ping , to strike (as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke, to subject to the action of a ~per , intransitive verb to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (as an ax), to move or act suddenly or violently, II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a forceful usually slanting blow with or as if with an ax or cleaver, a sharp downward blow or stroke, a small cut of meat often including part of a rib, a mark made by or as if by ~ping, material that has been ~ped up, 5. a short abrupt motion (as of a wave), a stretch of ~py sea, ~per 6, ax 3 , III. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English chappen, ~pen to barter Date: 1540 to change direction, to veer with or as if with wind, IV. noun Etymology: Hindi chāp & Urdu chhāp stamp Date: 1614 1. a seal or official stamp or its impression, a license validated by a seal, 2. a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality, a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same ~, quality , grade