Chop, CHOP, Chops, or CHOPS may refer to:

Medicine

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, also known by its acronym CHOP, is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City, Philadelphia, University City neighborhood of West Philadelph ...

, one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world *

CHOP (chemotherapy) CHOP is the acronym for a chemotherapy regimen used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. CHOP consists of: * Cyclophosphamide, an alkylating agent which damages DNA by binding to it and causing the formation of cross-links * Hydroxydaunorub ...

, a chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma * DNA damage-inducible transcript 3, a genetic protein also known as "CHOP", for "C/EBP-homologous protein"

Music

Embouchure Embouchure () or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece (woodwind), mouthpiece of a woodwind or brass instrument. The word is of French lan ...

, in music, a synonym for chops (and later, more broadly, musical skill or ability) *

CHOPS CHOPS is the stage name of Scott Robert Jung, also known as Scott Chops Jung, an American hip hop producer, rapper and former member of the Asian American Hip-Hop group, the Mountain Brothers. Jung grew up in Philadelphia and has Chinese ances ...

, an Asian-American hip hop producer, rapper and member of rap group Mountain Brothers * ''Chops'' (Euros Childs album), 2006 * ''Chops'' (Joe Pass album), 1978

Sports

* Chop Robinson (born 2003), American football player * Chop (wrestling), a move in professional wrestling * Chops (juggling), a juggling pattern using three balls or clubs *

Knifehand strike In martial arts, a knifehand strike is a strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist), familiar to many people as a karate chop (in Japanese, ''shutō-uchi''). Suitable targets for the knifehand stri ...

, also known as a karate chop, a fast and focused strike with the side of the hand *

Backspin In sports, backspin or underspin refers to the reverse rotation of a ball, in relation to the ball's trajectory, that is imparted on the ball by a slice or chop shot. Backspin generates an upward force that lifts the ball (see Magnus effect). W ...

, a shot such that the ball rotates backwards after it is hit, especially in

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

or other racket sports *

Chop block (gridiron football) In gridiron football, a chop block is an attempt by an offensive player to cut block (block at the thigh level or lower) a defensive player while the defender is already engaged by another offensive player. The chop block is usually considered ille ...

, a now-illegal blocking technique

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Chop, Ukraine Chop ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, near the borders of Slovakia and Hungary. It is separated from the Hungarian town of Záhony by the river Tisza, being situated on its right bank. It is lo ...

, a city **

Chop railway station Chop (, ) is a railway station that is located in the small city of Chop, Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. It is part of the Uzhhorod administration (Lviv Railways). General description The station is an important transportation hub and gateway to ...

Meat chop A meat chop is a cut of meat cut perpendicular to the spine, and usually containing a rib or riblet part of a vertebra and served as an individual portion. The most common kinds of meat chops are pork and lamb. A thin boneless chop, or one ...

, a cut of meat usually containing a rib and served as an individual portion *

Seal (East Asia) In the Sinosphere, seals (Seal (emblem), stamps) can be applied on objects to establish personal identification. They are commonly applied on items such as personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, and art. They are used similarly to si ...

, or "chop" colloquially, used in East Asia to prove identity * ''Chop'' (film), a 2011 American horror film * Chop (fiberglass), a form of fiberglass *Cold heavy oil production with sand, a technique for extracting difficult heavy crude oil *

Capitol Hill Occupied Protest The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, originally Free Capitol Hill, later the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), was an Occupation (protest), occupation protest and self-declared Autonomo ...

, a short-lived self-proclaimed autonomous zone in Seattle

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