Available Definitions:
1) v. t. - To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
2) v. t. - To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
3) v. t. - To seize or devour greedily; -- with up.
4) v. i. - To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
5) v. i. - To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
6) v. i. - To interrupt; -- with in or out.
7) v. i. - To barter or truck.
8) v. i. - To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
9) v. i. - To purchase by way of truck.
10) v. i. - To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
11) v. i. - To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
12) n. - A change; a vicissitude.
13) v. t. & i. - To crack. See Chap , v. t. & i.
14) n. - The act of chopping; a stroke.
15) n. - A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
16) n. - A crack or cleft. See Chap .
17) n. - A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops .
18) n. - A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
19) n. - The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops .
20) n. - Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
21) n. - A permit or clearance.