Thesaurus: chopping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Chop
2. a. Stout or plump; large.
3. a. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
4. n. Act of cutting by strokes.
5. Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton. Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea. Act of cutting by strokes. Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. -- Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.
6. Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton.
7. j:100 v cut into pieces v move suddenly v form or shape by chopping v strike sharply, as in some sports v cut with a hacking tool v hit sharply