The meaning of Chops

verb

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Usage examples:

The tax was abolished in 1977

verb

Do away with

verb

To put an end to something, such as an organization, rule, or custom

Usage examples:

Massachusetts voters abolished rent control.

noun

A tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle.

Usage examples:

I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood

verb

End, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly.

Usage examples:

The company is axing 125 jobs

verb

Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

Usage examples:

The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

verb

Stick fast to.

Usage examples:

Rose's mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth

verb

To cut or break into two or more parts

Usage examples:

[ i ] the volcano cleaved nearly in half after its last eruption.

noun

A symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.

Usage examples:

What is the surface area of a 2 cm cube?

verb

Raise (a number or value) to its cube.

Usage examples:

Cube the deviations from the mean

noun

A solid object with six square sides of equal size

Usage examples:

The cube of 2 (= 2 x 2 x 2) is 8.

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance.

Usage examples:

Gauss's guess was based on throwing a dice with one side marked ‘prime’ and the others all blank.

verb

Play or gamble with dice.

Usage examples:

Prohibitions on all dancing and dicing

plural noun

Two small cubes (= square, box-shaped solids) that are the same, each with a different number of spots on each of its six sides, used in games

Usage examples:

Peel and dice the carrots.

noun

A dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and cooked again, usually with potatoes.

Usage examples:

Make a hash by frying up all the leftover roast potatoes and parsnips, adding some chopped turkey a…

verb

Make (meat or other food) into a hash.

Usage examples:

In gower they are added to hashed meat, made into pies with apples, and put into soup.

noun

Short for hashish.

verb

Chop or cut (something, especially wood or coal) with an axe, pick, or other tool.

Usage examples:

Master carpenters would hew the logs with an axe

abbreviation

(the us department of) health, education, and welfare.

Usage examples:

He was hew secretary 1970–73

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

Usage examples:

Use a food processor to mince the lamb

noun

Minced meat, especially beef.

Usage examples:

Stir in the mince and fry until browned

verb

To cut food into very small pieces

Usage examples:

Mince the onion and sauté it in butter., minced garlic/onions/parsley

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

verb

Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

noun

A wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword

conjunction

An oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or ), in fractions (e.g. 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g. miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.

Usage examples:

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verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

Usage examples:

Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.