chop
/tʃɒp/verb
उच्चारण चॉप
काटना, बारीक काटना
Core word
- 1
[T]
to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool such as a knife
काटना, बारीक काटना
- chop the onions
- Chop the coriander finely before adding it to the dal.
- The cook chopped the tomatoes into small cubes.
+ 2 more examples
- He chopped some wood for the fire.
- Can you chop the garlic as finely as you can?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
chop + noun
Chop is transitive: you chop something. It means to cut with a few hard strokes, as with an axe or a knife.
'Chop' transitive है: आप किसी वस्तु को chop करते हैं। इसका अर्थ है कुल्हाड़ी या चाकू से ज़ोर के वार से काटना।
- Radhika chopped the onions for the curry.
- The labourers chopped wood for the winter.
chop + noun + into + pieces
Into names the result of the cutting, such as pieces or cubes.
'Into' के बाद कटने का परिणाम आता है, जैसे pieces या cubes।
- Chop the tomatoes into small cubes.
- He chopped the log into four pieces.
chop + up / down / off
Up means cut into small pieces, down means make a tree fall, off means remove a part.
Up का अर्थ छोटे टुकड़ों में काटना, down का पेड़ गिराना, और off का कोई भाग हटाना है।
- They chopped down the old neem tree.
- Chop up the garlic finely.
chop (noun)
A chop is also a thick slice of meat, or a short sharp blow. In the plural the meaning of cuts in spending is common.
संज्ञा के रूप में chop मांस का मोटा टुकड़ा या छोटा तेज़ वार भी है।
- He ordered a lamb chop for dinner.
- The karate expert broke the board with a single chop.
chop and change / the chop (informal)
To chop and change is to keep changing plans. To get the chop is to be dismissed or cancelled.
'Chop and change' का अर्थ योजनाएँ बार-बार बदलना है। 'Get the chop' का अर्थ नौकरी या योजना से हटा दिया जाना है।
- The company chopped three schemes to save money.
+Collocations 5
chop + food
onionscoriandergarlicvegetablesnuts
- Chop the coriander finely before adding it.
chop + wood
woodlogsa treebranches
- The villagers chopped logs for the bonfire.
adverb + chop
finelyroughlycoarselyneatlyquickly
- Roughly chop the mint leaves.
chop + particle
updownoffaway
- He chopped off a branch that blocked the window.
chop (figurative)
chop jobschop the budgetchop the feechop the time
- The government chopped the subsidy last year.
“More examples 5
- Chop the green chillies and mix them with curd.
हरी मिर्च काटकर दही में मिला दीजिए।
- The cook chopped the vegetables with a very sharp knife.
रसोइये ने बहुत तेज़ चाकू से सब्ज़ियाँ काटीं।
- The council chopped the trees that were blocking the road.
परिषद ने सड़क रोकने वाले पेड़ कटवा दिए।
- Hundreds of jobs were chopped when the factory closed.
कारखाना बंद होने पर सैकड़ों नौकरियाँ समाप्त कर दी गईं।
- I had a mutton chop at the wedding reception.
मैंने विवाह-भोज में मटन चॉप खाया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She chopped the onion in small pieces.
✓ She chopped the onion into small pieces.
For the result of cutting, use into, not in.
काटने के परिणाम के लिए 'into' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Chop down the carrots finely.
✓ Chop up the carrots finely.
Chop down is used for trees; for food, use chop up or simply chop.
'Chop down' पेड़ों के लिए है; भोजन के लिए 'chop up' या केवल 'chop' लिखें।
✗ He has chopped the tree yesterday.
✓ He chopped the tree yesterday.
A finished time such as yesterday needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' जैसे बीते समय के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean cutting, but the tool and the size of the pieces differ.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ काटने का अर्थ देती हैं, पर औज़ार और टुकड़ों के आकार में अंतर है।
To cut with hard downward strokes into pieces of some size.
ज़ोर के नीचे की ओर वार से टुकड़ों में काटना।
- Chop the wood before the rain.
To cut into thin, flat, even pieces.
पतले, चपटे और समान टुकड़ों में काटना।
- Slice the bread for the sandwiches.
To cut food into small cubes.
भोजन को छोटे घनाकार टुकड़ों में काटना।
- Dice the potatoes for the pulao.
→Phrasal verbs 2
chop sth down
to make a tree fall by cutting it at the bottom
(पेड़) काटकर गिरा देना
- They chopped down the old neem tree to widen the road.
chop sth up
to cut something into small pieces
(किसी चीज़ को) छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों में काटना
- Chop up the onions and tomatoes finely.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Chop and change (keep changing your plans).
Idiom 'chop and change' (बार-बार योजनाएँ बदलना)।