chop
/t͡ʃɑp/ noun C2- A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
Plural chops
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
“Talking of axes,” said the Duchess, “chop off her head!”
If the Tin Woodman can chop it down, so that it will fall to the other side, we can walk across it easily.”
He had been thinking what was best to be done, and now he asked the Woodman to chop away the end of the tree that rested on their side of the ditch.
So the Woodman took his axe and began to chop down small trees to make a raft, and while he was busy at this the Scarecrow found on the riverbank a tree full of fine fruit.
Other matches
- chop A cut of meat, often containing a section of a ... B2
- chop To stamp or seal 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
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