chopping
 截斷(vbl.)截斷
 Chop v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chopped p. pr. & vb. n. Chopping.]
 1. To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.
 2. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.
    Chop off your hand, and it to the king.   --Shak.
 3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.]
    Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.   --L'estrange.
 Chop·ping a.  Stout or plump; large. [Obs.]
 Chop·ping, a.  Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
 Chop·ping, n. Act of cutting by strokes.
 Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc.
 Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.
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 chopping
      See chop
 chop
      n 1: a small cut of meat including part of a rib
      2: a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts
         backspin on the ball [syn: chop shot]
      3: a grounder that bounces high in the air [syn: chopper]
      v 1: cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat" [syn: chop up]
      2: move suddenly
      3: strike sharply, as in some sports
      4: cut with a hacking tool [syn: hack]
      5: hit sharply
      [also: chopping, chopped]