- 2. Anger, wrath, ire, fury, rage, spleen, exasperation. See anger.
Cholera asphyxia. Asiatic cholera, spasmodic cholera, malignant cholera.
Choleric, a. Irascible, irritable, hasty, testy, touchy, petulant, waspish, hot, fiery, passionate.
Choose, v. a. Select, elect, prefer, cull, pick, pick out, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, make choice of.
Chop, v. a.
- 1. Cut (with a quick blow).
- 2. Mince, cut into small pieces.
Chop, v. n. Shift, veer, change suddenly.
Chop, n.
- 1. Slice, piece cut off.
- 2. Brand, quality.
- 3. Crop (of tea).
- 4. Jaw, chap.
Chopfallen, a. [Preferably spelled Chapfallen.] Disheartened, depressed, dejected, dispirited.
Chop-house, n. Restaurant (of a low class), eating-house.
Choral, n. Psalm-tune, hymn-tune.
Chord, n.
- 1. String (of a musical instrument).
- 2. Harmonious tones.
- 3. Harmony.
- 4. (Geom.) Right line uniting the extremities of an arc.
Chore, n. Small job, light task.