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choo-choo
chook
choom
choose
choose up
choosy
chop (1)
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chop (3)
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chop block
chop box
chop-chop
chop die
chop route
chop shop
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chop (2)

chop [ chop ] (past and past participle chopped, present participle chop·ping, 3rd person present singular chops)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
move in different direction: to change direction or have a change of mind, especially suddenly or frequently

[15th century. Variant of chap3]
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