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little
Adjective
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If something is little, its size is not big.
I just ate a tiny little piece of the cake.
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A little while, distance, etc. is not long.
Could you just wait a little while more?
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A little person or animal is young.
Two little boys were fighting on the playground.
little
Determinative
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Little money, room, help, etc. is a small amount of it; not much.
They understood little or no French.
He was busy and had little time for children.
Try to spend as little of your money as possible.
We saw little of her after the first day.
Little is known about the problem.
The building was destroyed leaving little more than rock and glass.
She's a quiet person with little to say about these things.
This has little to do with him and a lot to do with you.
We saved what little was left.
chop
Verb
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If you chop something, you cut it using quick downward movements.
Use 1 small onion, finely chopped.
We started chopping wood for the fire.
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If you chop time, money, etc., you reduce it.
Through careful planning, we were able to chop the production time in half.
The company plans to chop up to 8000 workers.
They continue to chop away at the budget.
chop
Noun
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A chop is a quick downward cutting motion.
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Your chops is your skill with something, especially music.
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If you get the chop, you are fired your job.
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A chop is particular piece of meat containing a bone, especially pork chops or mutton chops.
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A chop is a jaw or the side of a face.
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Chop is irregular waves on a rive, lake, etc.