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Chop

To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.

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Manner of action 4

Ax 76% connected

Alt. of Axe

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Axe 76% connected

A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wield…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hash 76% connected

That which is hashed or chopped up; meat and vegetables, especially such as have been already cooked, chopped into small pieces and mixed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mince 76% connected

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.

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Broader term 9

Create 76% connected

Created; composed; begotten.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Hit 76% connected

It.

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Hopper 76% connected

One who, or that which, hops.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Jaw 76% connected

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Return 76% connected

To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Derivationally related 6

Chopper 74% connected

One who, or that which, chops.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Chopper 74% connected

One who, or that which, chops.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Choppy 74% connected

Full of cracks.

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Choppy 74% connected

Full of cracks.

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Cleaver 74% connected

One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.

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Cleaver 74% connected

One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.

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Synonym 2

Chopper 92% connected

One who, or that which, chops.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hack 92% connected

A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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