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chop

noun verb

a grounder that bounces high in the air

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
C
Ends with
P
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a grounder that bounces high in the air

noun

  1. a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

noun

  1. a jaw

    “I'll hit him on the chops”

noun

  1. a small cut of meat including part of a rib

noun

  1. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

    “the boat headed into the chop”

verb

  1. hit sharply

verb

  1. cut with a hacking tool

verb

  1. cut into pieces with repeated blows

    “Chop wood”

verb

  1. strike sharply, as in some sports

verb

  1. form or shape by chopping

    “chop a hole in the ground”

verb

  1. move suddenly

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Example Sentences

I'll hit him on the chops
the boat headed into the chop
Chop wood
chop meat
chop a hole in the ground

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