chop
/t͡ʃɑp/ verb B2- To stamp or seal (a document); to mark, impress or otherwise place a design or symbol on paper or other material, usually, but not necessarily, to indicate authenticity.
- To seal a licence or passport.
He/she/it chops · Past chopped · Past participle chopped · -ing form chopping
Verb forms
- Base form
- chop
- He/she/it
- chops
- Past
- chopped
- Past participle
- chopped
- -ing form
- chopping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
“Talking of axes,” said the Duchess, “chop off her head!”
One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin.
But the Tin Woodman set to work with his axe and chopped so well that soon he cleared a passage for the entire party.
“I was born the son of a woodman who chopped down trees in the forest and sold the wood for a living.
Other matches
- chop A cut of meat, often containing a section of a ... B2
- chop To chap or crack. C2
- chop To fly a helicopter or be flown in a helicopter. C2
- chop To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting... C2
- chop An IRC channel operator. C2
- chop A stamp or seal C2
- chop A jaw of an animal. C2
- chop A turn of fortune C2
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