chop

Examples

• All

• She chose the thickest pork chop from the counter for her barbecue.

• "My, this is a heavy lamb chop," said the Little fellow.

  The Gold Rush (1925)

• Finally, he looks at the pork chop on his dinner plate and says, "I love the work, Marie."

  Fiction book (1990)

• Got a once-a-year special on pork chops!

  Bound by Honor (1993)

• We've been going to Pork Chop John's so long, we remember when they left the bone in.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And then I also, I'm going to make some pork chops because I have some pork chops in the fridge that need to be cooked.

• The chef prepared a delicious grilled chop seasoned with herbs and spices.

• For dinner, we enjoyed tender lamb chops served with mashed potatoes.

Synonyms

C

cut

vschop

31 2.1

A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking

is a small thick bone-in piece rather than a thin sliced piece

L

lamb chop

vschop

22 2.1

A small cut of lamb meat with a bone, usually cooked and eaten

is a small thick bone-in piece cut from rib or loin

M

mignon

vschop

• Specialized

18 8.2

A small, tender piece of meat often served as a special dish

is a small thick bone-in piece taken specifically from rib or loin

C

cut of meat

vschop

6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

is a small thick bone-in piece from the rib or loin specifically

C

collop

vschop

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small slice of meat or other food

is thicker and usually includes a bone rather than a thin slice

M

mutton chop

vschop

1 5.1

A cut of meat from an adult sheep, cooked like a steak

is a small thick bone-in piece cut from rib or loin

Idioms

C

chop-chop

• Archaic

30 8.1

To tell someone to hurry in a quick way

Compounds

L

lamb chop

22 2.1

A small cut of lamb meat with a bone, usually cooked and eaten

C

chop shop

• NSFW

12 9.3

A garage where thieves take stolen cars to remove parts

C

chop suey

5 3.4

A Chinese-style dish of meat or fish and vegetables stir-fried and served with rice

M

mutton chop

3 8.2

Facial hair where long sideburns run down the face in front of the ears

C

chop-shop

• NSFW

1 9.3

An illegal garage that takes stolen cars apart to sell the parts

C

chop steak

• US

1 3.5

A flat piece of cooked ground beef served without a bun, often with gravy

M

mutton chop

1 5.1

A cut of meat from an adult sheep, cooked like a steak

C

chop-suey greens

• Philippine

1 6.3

A leafy green vegetable used in Asian cooking like bok choy

C

chop shot

• Jargon

1 6.9

A tennis stroke where you hit the ball downwards so it spins backwards

How Big

roast

70 1.0

steak

510 1.0

chop

84 1.8

cutlet

11 3.6

slice

233 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology