chop-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: Cut at (as if) with a hacking tool (into pieces).

Commentary: INCLUDES: CHOP UP, CHOP AWAY, CHOP AWAY AT, CHOP THROUGH
NOTE: Includes metaphorical uses.

Examples:
He chopped the wood into logs for the fire.
John chopped up his dissertation.
The chef chopped the meat into small cubes for the stew.
Bush vows to chop away at logging legislation.
The killer chopped at his body with a hatchet.
Our boat chopped through the swells at top speed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-2,cut-21.1-1,swat-18.2
FrameNet: Cutting
PropBank: chop.01,chop.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chop_up 1

Sense Number 2: CHOP DOWN: Cut down.

Commentary: IS: CHOP DOWN

Examples:
George chopped down the cherry tree.
Land owners began to chop down large acreages of forest.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: chop.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
chop_down 1

Sense Number 3: CHOP OFF: Remove by or as if by cutting.

Commentary: IS: CHOP OFF

Examples:
Van Gogh chopped off his own ear.
The gardener chopped off the dead branch.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
cut_off 1

Sense Number 4: Strike or hit sharply, perhaps as in sport.

Examples:
He chopped his opponent ruthlessly.
When the player chopped his opponent, the team received a five yard penalty.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Cause_harm
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6

Sense Number 5: Form or shape by chopping.

Commentary:
NOTE: For this sense, the action must produce a resultant shape or form.

Examples:
The children chopped a hole in the backyard.
The bullet chopped a large hold in his skull.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 6: Move suddenly.

Examples:
His hand chopped quickly to the right, completing the card trick.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2