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CHOPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A grounder that bounces high in the air
Synonyms:
chop; chopper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chopper" is a kind of...):
ground ball; groundball; grounder; hopper ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
Derivation:
chop (strike sharply, as in some sports)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A butcher's knife having a large square blade
Synonyms:
chopper; cleaver; meat cleaver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chopper" is a kind of...):
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
Derivation:
chop (cut with a hacking tool)
chop (cut into pieces)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
Synonyms:
chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chopper" is a kind of...):
heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
Meronyms (parts of "chopper"):
blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)
landing skid (one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter)
rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chopper"):
cargo helicopter (a helicopter that carries cargo)
shuttle helicopter (a helicopter that shuttles back and forth)
single-rotor helicopter (a helicopter having a single rotor)
skyhook (helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Informal terms for a human 'tooth'
Synonyms:
chopper; pearly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chopper" is a kind of...):
tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
Derivation:
chop (cut with a hacking tool)
chop (cut into pieces)
