Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 16 compound words that contain chops. The most common are listed below. Open chops in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- pork chopsplural of pork chop: A loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig, usually a rib or part of a vertebra.
- lick one's chopsTo use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
- small chopssnacks or canapés
- mutton chopsplural of mutton chop: A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- bust chopsTo nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
- chops and changesalterations
- break one's chopsTo give someone a hard time, harass, nag one to do something, bother.
- bust one's chopsTo exert oneself.
- Baltimore chopsplural of Baltimore chop: A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today …
- big chopsplural of big chop: The process of cutting off all chemically treated hair to allow it to grow naturally in its original texture
- binary chopsplural of binary chop: The use of binary search to eliminate a subset of values from a possible set.
- Chelsea chopsplural of Chelsea chop: The practice of pruning herbaceous plants around the end of May.
- chops downthird-person singular simple present indicative of chop down: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chop, down.
- chops offthird-person singular simple present indicative of chop off: To sever by chopping or as if by chopping.
- chops outthird-person singular simple present indicative of chop out: To remove by chopping.
- chops upthird-person singular simple present indicative of chop up: To separate or divide something that was whole.
- fin chopsplural of fin chop: An injury caused by the fin of a surfboard.
- French chopsplural of French chop: A rib chop in which the meat and fat are cut away from the end of the rib to the point where the meat becomes lean.
- karate chopsplural of karate chop: A strike with the bottom side of an open hand
- reverse chopsA pattern involving carrying each object under the next object before throwing it to the opposite hand.
- wood chopsplural of wood chop: To chop wood, especially as a sport.
- cheeky chopsAn impudent person.
- walleye chopsplural of walleye chop: An event of choppy waters accompanied by a feeding frenzy of walleyes.
- tomahawk chopsplural of tomahawk chop: A chopping motion with the forearm and open palm, performed as a celebration by sports fans.
- nimble-chopsA talkative person; used mainly as a form of address
Compound words 16
- chopsyInclined to chopse; excessively talkative in an irritating or disrespectful manner.
- chopstickAn East Asian eating utensil typically used as a pair held in one hand to grip food items, mix liquids, or scoop food out of a bowl. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood, and measuring approximately 23 cm (10 inches) in length.
- chopsticksA hand game in which players hold up a number of fingers on each hand and try, through certain moves, to eliminate their opponent's hands.
- lambchopsplural of lambchop: A chop or rib of lamb.
- chopstucksimple past and past participle of chopstick
- chopshopAlternative form of chop shop: A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell their mechanical parts.
- chopshopsplural of chopshop: A facility where stolen motor vehicles are disassembled in order to sell their mechanical parts.
- chopstickedsimple past and past participle of chopstick
- chopstickersplural of chopsticker: One who uses chopsticks.
- chopstickingpresent participle and gerund of chopstick