The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - chopv.

1) Also, chop away or down or off. cut, hack, hew, lop, crop, cleave, sever: Chop away that underbrush. I tried to chop off the end. Don't chop down that tree! 2 Also, chop up. mince; dice, cube; hash: Chop up the parsley very fine before adding it to the sauce. --n. 3) cut, blow, stroke: With a quick chop of the axe, the branch was severed.