Punch vs Chop - What's the difference?
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(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
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(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
(uncountable) Impact.
(countable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
To strike with one's fist.
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To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
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To enter (information) on a device or system.
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
To make holes in something
To thrust against; to poke.
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
To mark a ticket.
(uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
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*:I was standing at the meat counter, waiting for some rib lamb chops to be cut.
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.
(martial arts) A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
Ocean waves, generally caused by wind, distinguished from swell by being smaller and not lasting as long.
(poker) A hand where two or more players have an equal-valued hand, resulting in the chips being shared equally between them.
Termination, especially from employment.
(dated) A crack or cleft; a chap.
To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
To sever with an axe or similar implement.
(baseball) To hit the ball downward so that it takes a high bounce.
(poker) To divide the pot (or tournament prize) between two or more players.
To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
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To interrupt; with in'' or ''out .
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(obsolete) To exchange, to barter; to swap.
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To chap or crack.
(nautical) To vary or shift suddenly.
To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.
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(mostly, in the plural) A jaw of an animal.
A movable jaw or cheek, as of a vice.
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbour, or channel.
A change; a vicissitude.
An official stamp or seal.
Mark indicating nature, quality, or brand.
(internet) An IRC channel operator.
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Punch is a synonym of chop.
As a proper noun punch
is (british) a glove puppet who is the main character used in a punch and judy show.As a noun chop is
garbage, trash can.punch
English
(wikipedia punch)Etymology 1
From (etyl) punchen, partially from (etyl) .Noun
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Synonyms
* (A strike with the fist) box, bunch of fives (UK) * oomph, pepHyponyms
* (A strike with the fist) jab, hook, uppercut, poundingDerived terms
* beat somebody to the punch * kidney punch * one-two punch * pleased as punch * pull punches * punch drunk * roll with the punches * Sunday punchSee also
* (A strike with the fist) slapVerb
(es)- If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- He punched a hit into shallow left field.
- to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
Synonyms
* (To strike with the fist) boxDerived terms
* punch above one's weight * punch below one's weightEtymology 2
Shortened form of puncheon, from (etyl) .Noun
(es)See also
* centrepunch, centre punch * nail punch * three-hole punchVerb
Hypernyms
* (to create a hole) perforate, pierceDerived terms
* punch in * punch outEtymology 3
From (etyl) .Noun
See also
* punch drunk ----chop
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) choppen, variant of (only attested in compounds). More at (l).Noun
(en noun)Quotations
* (English Citations of "chop")Synonyms
* axe, pink slip, sackVerb
- chop wood
- chop an onion
- Chop off his head.
- Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance.
- This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.
Derived terms
* chop chop * chopper * chopping board * chop logic * chops * chopstick * choppy * karate chop * try out one's own chopsEtymology 2
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of (chap).Verb
- this is not to put down Prelaty, this is but to chop an Episcopacy; this is but to translate the Palace Metropolitan'' from one kind of dominion into another, this is but an old canonicall sleight of ''commuting our penance.
- We go on chopping and changing our friends.
- The wind chops about.
- Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.
Noun
(en noun)- East Chop'''; West '''Chop
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Etymology 3
(etyl)Noun
(en noun)- silk of the first chop
Derived terms
* chop dollar * chop of tea * grand chopEtymology 4
Shortening.Noun
(en noun)- IRC supports mechanisms for the enforcement of acceptable behaviour on IRC. Channel operators — "chanops" or "chops " — have access to the /kick command, which throws a specified user out of the given channel.