Word Finder - chops

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A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.

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I only like lamb chops with mint jelly.

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A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.

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It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.

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A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.

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A karate chop.

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Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.

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A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.

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With both players having an ace-high straight, the pot was a chop.

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(with "the") Termination, especially from employment; the sack.

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A woodchopping competition.

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A crack or cleft; a chap.

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To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.

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chop wood; chop an onion

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To sever with an axe or similar implement.

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Chop off his head.

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To give a downward cutting blow or movement, typically with the side of the hand.

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To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.

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To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.

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To make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, with or as with an ax.

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To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.

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To interrupt; with in or out.

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(Perl) To remove the final character from (a text string).

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A turn of fortune; change; a vicissitude.

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To exchange, to barter; to swap.

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To chap or crack.

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To vary or shift suddenly.

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The wind chops about.

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To twist words.

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To converse, discuss, or speak with another.

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(chiefly in the plural) A jaw of an animal.

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A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.

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The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.

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East Chop; West Chop

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An official stamp or seal, as in China and India.

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A mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.

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silk of the first chop

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A license or passport that has been sealed.

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A complete shipment.

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a chop of tea

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An IRC channel operator.

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Jaws, mouth.

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One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery (originally of jazz); musical performance ability.

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Although the bass player had no experience playing in New Orleans, the crowd's enthusiastic response showed that he had the chops to make it in the very particular Crescent City jazz scene.

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One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.

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Although he did not know all of the ins and outs of the newsroom, he had the writing chops to become a regular contributor.

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The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea.

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A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it.

Your pork chops were a big hit, by the way.

Breakfast is served all day, including pork chops and eggs and sides of biscuits and gravy.

Jackson retrieved the roast, cut two chops from it, and held one out to her while sitting on a stool.

The restaurant offers a wide selection of chops, seafood and chicken.

Famous for their Stylized Bees logo our steak knife set is ideal for slicing through grilled steaks & chops.

Pork chops are one of the most filling meats around.

Scream Queens 2 is a new concept reality show, where contestants compete for a chance to prove their chops in the world of horror acting in order to earn the role.

The menu is moderate to high priced with the option of lobster newberg, grilled trout or roasted pork chops.

Dinner selections include pepper-rubbed fillet mignon, grilled swordfish, paella and grilled lamb chops.

Guests have a wide variety of food from which to choose, including hibachi steak, filet mignon, herb crusted salmon, shrimp scampi and grilled pork chops.

In addition to steak, guests can dine on chicken, pork chops, lamb or pasta.

The menu is designed around traditional cuisine, including spaghetti, pork chops, ribs, burgers and salads.

Menu items range from burgers and salads to steaks and chops.

Favorites include filet mignon, honey-glazed pork chops and white chocolate-macadamia nut bread pudding for dessert.

An extensive fine dining menu features fresh seafood, steaks and chops.

The menu offers burgers, barbecue sandwiches, baby back ribs, seafood and family classics, like meatloaf, pork chops and catfish.

For dinner, choose from filet mignon, porterhouse, strip steaks, rib-eye, prime rib and pork chops, as well as grilled chicken and fried, grilled or coconut shrimp.

Meals are served buffet-style with fried chicken, pork chops and ham served only on certain days of the week.

Lamb chops, veal shank, schweinebraten, spanferkel (roast suckling pig with dumpling), and leberkäse (veal loaf topped with egg, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes) are just a few of the uncommon dishes on the menu at the Old Heidelberg restaurant.

It's not just the infectious nature of heavy dub bass and ska chops over a hip-hop backbeat that gets them moving.

Pursel was willing to see fragments of DNA -- and even lean pork chops -- but did not care to see the pig.

May be more expensive than loin chumps but chump chops are larger and meatier.

So the Sergeant major gets a meat cleaver and chops his privates off!

He chops wood and saws the planks and he is a handsome man but he is dead.

My favorite food is chops, chips and beans followed by jam roly poly with custard.

Try it with one of the following; warm jasmine rice salad with shrimp and Thai herbs or pork chops with spicy citrus marinade.

Roasting asparagus and garlic brings out the complex flavors of both, giving it a nice caramelized flavor that is a perfect counterpoint for pork chops, standing rib roast or roast chicken.

She also exercised her acting chops in the video to Like We Never Loved At All.

Christopher Knight waxed poetic about pork chops and apple sauce on The Brady Bunch.

He has proven his acting chops outside of Twilight with a series of films including Water for Elephants and Little Ashes.

The five-episode show, But Can They Sing, highlighted celebrities who showed off their singing chops.

However, just because he's got the chops to dance boy-band style doesn't necessarily mean that he's cut out for the ballroom circuit.

Holloway has proven he has acting chops, serving as the likeable bad guy on an island of airplane crash survivors.

From her goofy Nickelodeon show, to her role in 2007's musical Hairspray, Bynes has shown she has the comedic chops that appeal to more than just the preteen set.

The role catapulted Fisher into the spotlight and allowed her to show off the comic chops she's always had in her arsenal.

So, the answer to "Does Dakota have the vampire chops" is yes, yes she does.

Voicing their opinions for a particular candidate or cause, people can understand, but what makes actors think they have the chops to work in politics?

Thes roles gave Washington a chance to exercise his acting chops and show the world what he was capable of.

She descended from Hollywood royalty as the granddaughter of John Barrymore, but she rose to fame based on her own acting chops.

Even if her acting chops come under fire, her celebrity body usually comes out on top.

Still others have the necessary acting chops and find a breakout role to move up to A-list roles and higher pay.

While many other guitarists in the late 1980s displayed more dramatic, acrobatic guitar chops, what set Guns N Roses apart (and what led to their selling millions and millions of records) was their songwriting.

While tablature is a great tool to help a young player get their initial chops together, playing along with tabs will only get you so far.

Before you know it, you'll be able to rock along with Motley Crue and impress all your friends with your bass guitar chops.

The site has a great article on how to improve your bass chops complete with an accompanying video.

There are some more contemporary favorites that will help you to hone your chops using guitar tabs for beginners.

The question is, does it have the chops to compete with more modern offerings in the role-playing genre?

They find a single bug and think they have the chops to test.

Allow lamb to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, and then slice into double chops to serve.

The steady hand of a friend can help to make sure your layers and chops are even and well-executed.