Chop

1. n. A permit or clearance.
2. v. t. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; — often with up.
3. v. t. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; — usually with off or down.
4. v. t. To seize or devour greedily; — with up.
5. v. i. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument.
6. v. i. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
7. v. i. To interrupt; — with in or out.
8. v. i. To barter or truck.
9. v. i. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.
10. v. i. To purchase by way of truck.
11. 1n. 1 A permit or clearance.
12. 1v. t. 1 To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; — often with up.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.