Chop vs. Chew — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chop and Chew
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Definitions
Chop
Cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife
They chopped up the pulpit for firewood
Finely chop the parsley
Chew
To bite and grind with the teeth; masticate.
Chop
Abolish or reduce the size of (something) in a way regarded as ruthless
Their training courses are to be chopped
Chew
To meditate on; ponder
Chew a problem over.
Chop
Change one's opinions or behaviour repeatedly and abruptly
Teachers are fed up with having to chop and change with every twist in government policy
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Chew
To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth.
Chop
A downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the hand
An effective chop to the back of the neck
Chew
To cogitate; meditate
Chewed on the difficulties ahead.
Chop
A thick slice of meat, especially pork or lamb, adjacent to and often including a rib
He lived on liver or chops
Chew
(Informal) To chew tobacco as a habit.
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Chop
A person's share of something.
Chew
The act of chewing.
Chop
Crushed or ground grain used as animal feed
The pile of chop was dropped into the calves' feeder
Chew
Something held in the mouth and chewed, especially a plug of tobacco.
Chop
The broken motion of water, owing to the action of the wind against the tide
We started our run into a two-foot chop
Chew
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
The steak was tough to chew as it had been cooked too long.
Chop
A trademark; a brand of goods.
Chew
To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.
He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks.
The harsh desert wind and sand had chewed the stump into ragged strips of wood.
Chop
To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an axe
Chop wood.
Chew
(informal) To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.
The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked.
Chop
To shape or form by chopping
Chop a hole in the ice.
Chew
The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew.
Chop
To cut into small pieces
Chop onions and carrots.
Chop up meat.
Chew
Level of chewiness.better def?
Chop
To reduce abruptly or by a large amount
Chopped off his sentence midway.
Are going to chop expenses.
Chew
A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore.
Chop
(Sports) To hit or swing at (a pitched ball) with a short downward stroke.
Chew
Chewing tobacco.
The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults.
Chop
To make heavy, cutting strokes.
Chew
A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.
The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews.
The first time he chewed tobacco, he swallowed his chew and got extremely sick.
Chop
(Archaic) To move roughly or suddenly.
Chew
The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.
Chop
To change direction suddenly, as a ship in the wind.
Chew
To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.
Chop
The act of chopping.
Chew
To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.
He chews revenge, abjuring his offense.
Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Chop
A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke.
Chew
To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.
Old politicians chew wisdom past.
Chop
(Sports) A short downward stroke.
Chew
That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.
Chop
A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone.
Chew
A wad of something chewable as tobacco
Chop
A short irregular motion of waves.
Chew
Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Chop
An area of choppy water, as on an ocean.
Chew
Chew (food);
He jawed his bubble gum
Chew your food and don't swallow it!
The cows were masticating the grass
Chop
The official stamp or seal of a government, company, or individual, especially in China.
Chop
Quality; class
First chop.
Chop
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.
Chop
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.
Chop
(martial arts) A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
A karate chop.
Chop
Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
Chop
(poker) 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.
Chop
Termination, especially from employment; the sack.
Chop
A woodchopping competition.
Chop
(dated) A crack or cleft; a chap.
Chop
A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.
Chop
A jaw of an animal.
Chop
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
Chop
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
East Chop; West Chop
Chop
An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.
Chop
A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
Silk of the first chop
Chop
A license or passport that has been sealed.
Chop
A complete shipment.
A chop of tea
Chop
(internet) An IRC channel operator.
Chop
(transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
Chop wood; chop an onion
Chop
(transitive) To sever with an axe or similar implement.
Chop off his head.
Chop
(transitive) to give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.
Chop
To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
Chop
(poker) To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players. en
Chop
(intransitive) To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.
Chop
(intransitive) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
Chop
(intransitive) To interrupt; with in or out.
Chop
To remove the final character from (a text string).
Chop
(obsolete) To exchange, to barter; to swap.
Chop
To chap or crack.
Chop
(nautical) To vary or shift suddenly.
The wind chops about.
Chop
(obsolete) To twist words.
Chop
To converse, discuss, or speak with another.
Chop
To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; - often with up.
Chop
To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; - usually with off or down.
Chop off your hand, and it to the king.
Chop
To seize or devour greedily; - with up.
Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.
Chop
To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
Chop
To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance.
Chop
To interrupt; - with in or out.
This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.
Chop
To barter or truck.
Chop
To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
We go on chopping and changing our friends.
Chop
To purchase by way of truck.
Chop
To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about.
Chop
To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.
Chop
A change; a vicissitude.
Chop
The act of chopping; a stroke.
Chop
A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.
Chop
A crack or cleft. See Chap.
Chop
A jaw of an animal; - commonly in the pl. See Chops.
Chop
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.
Chop
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
Chop
Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
Chop
A permit or clearance.
Chop
A small cut of meat including part of a rib
Chop
A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
Chop
A grounder that bounces high in the air
Chop
Cut into pieces;
Chop wood
Chop meat
Chop
Move suddenly
Chop
Strike sharply, as in some sports
Chop
Cut with a hacking tool
Chop
Hit sharply
