chop
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6.2
- noun
- /tʃɑp/
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mar picado
- The rough chop made the boat sway from side to side as we navigated the waters.
- wind-driven chop
- light chop
- rough chop
He said we're going to be experiencing some moderate chop.
- He said we're going to be experiencing some moderate chop.
Examples
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The wind kicked up a chop on the lake, like pulled stitching.
Fiction book (2000) -
We bobbed on the chop of the lagoon for a minute or so, waiting.
Fiction book (2002) -
We're in for some chop.
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She's in the upper ionosphere, and it looks like we're in for some heavy chop!
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I paddled toward the shore, where I thought the breeze and chop might be lighter.
Fiction book (2000) -
Three-foot wind chop, one-foot waves and three inches of rain.
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Crosswind gust kicked up the chop, that's all.
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With a brisk wind from the west, the Vargaz drove through the chop of the Parapan.
Fiction book (1993) -
We've got some rough chop, I'd say moderate to... I'd say severe turbulence, definitely severe turbulence.
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Moonlight fractures on the ocean's light chop, glistens mercurial on the whale's tapering bobbing body.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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Rough, uneven sea surface that makes waves unpredictable
Idioms
Compounds
How Rough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chop for the sea describes short, rough movement of the water and comes from the idea of repeated, sharp hits on the surface. The water seems to be 'chopped' by wind or tide, so we call those small, choppy waves the 'chop'.