# chop down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chop, down.
2. To curtail, shorten
3. To attack (someone) with a knife; to kill (someone), especially by shooting with an automatic weapon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chop-down