Meaning

• A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

  "I only like lamb chops with mint jelly."

• A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.

  "It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling."

• A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.

  "A karate chop."

• Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.

• A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.

  "With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop."

• (with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.

• A woodchopping competition.

• A crack or cleft; a chap.

Meaning

• To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.

  "chop wood; chop an onion"

• To sever with an axe or similar implement.

  "Chop off his head."

• To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.

• To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.

• To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.

• To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.

• To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

• To interrupt; with in or out.

• (Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string).