See Also: Chop-Chop - Poker(gambling)
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Assault (law) and chop(1) (iou)


Assault (law)


To threaten someone by word or action, in such a way that the person is in fear of physical attack. This is both a tort (a civil law) and a crime

chop(1) (iou)



chop noun1. LME.
[from CHOP verb1.]
An act of chopping; a cutting stroke made with an axe or similar implement. LME.
the chop slang being killed or dismissed; sudden cancellation (of a project etc.).
b. A short sharp downward blow or stroke in boxing, cricket, tennis, etc. L19.
KARATE-chop.
c. sing. & (usu.) in pl. A wood-chopping contest. Austral. & NZ. E20.
A piece chopped off; spec. a thick slice of meat (esp. pork or lamb) usu. including a rib. LME.
chump chop, loin chop, etc. Maintenon chop: see MAINTENON 1.
A fissure, cleft, crack; a chap in the skin. L16-M19.
A broken motion of waves, usu. due to the action of the wind against the tide; choppiness. M19.
Comb.: chop-house a (cheap) restaurant.