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Meanings of chop in English

Portuguese
picar
Catalan
picar
Spanish
picar

Cut with a hacking tool.

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picar

A tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball.

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Examples for "hack"
Examples for "hack"
1
Kim Zetter explained everything we know so far aboutUkraine's power plant hack.
Wired
2
That system was not involved in the data hack, the company said.
Reuters
3
However, Maduro insists Venezuela's system is entirely trustworthy and impossible to hack.
Reuters
4
He said the hack demonstrated Australia's need to increase its digital security.
Radio NZ
5
We also have a way of learning while having fun: hack days.
The Guardian

A grounder that bounces high in the air.

Usage of chop in English
1
Let the shrimp soak for 30 minutes, then drain and coarsely chop.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
2
Boil the spinach in salted water until tender; drain and chop fine.
365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
3
We will chop notches in them for the rungs to lie in.
The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru
4
The Chop=An undercut ground stroke is the general definition of a chop.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
5
Whatever method you use, first coarsely chop the chocolate for even melting.
The bread lover's bread machine cookbook: a master baker's 300 f...
6
Second story-Chinksand chop suey; third floor-manicuresand foreign missions; fourth floor-poolroom.
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
7
The lodger looked down at the naked chop bone in his hand.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
8
I'd marry the Empress of China for one bowl of chop suey.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
9
Take the rest of the chicken with the giblets and chop small.
Bohemian San Francisco / Its restaurants and their most famous r...
10
Separate the meat from the bone and chop the meat very fine.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
11
Place the smoked salmon in the food processor and pulse to chop.
The bread lover's bread machine cookbook: a master baker's 300 f...
12
Set aside to cool and drain in a colander, then chop roughly.
The Guardian
13
The mutton-chop over, Clochette and the dog-cart came round to the door.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
14
The chop should be thick and heavily wrinkled and the mouth square.
Dogs and All about Them
15
Some families chop up trees or even furniture for firewood, residents say.
Reuters
16
Take out the bones and chop the meat as small as dice.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) / Cooking, Toilet and Household R...
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Common
New Zealand
Common
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