karate chopEnglishOxford New American Dictionarykarate chop /kəˈrädē CHäp, kəˈrɑdi tʃɑp/ ▸ noun a sharp downward blow or movement executed with the side of the hand. ▸ verb (karate-chop) [with object] strike sharply with the side of the hand: she probably knows how to karate-chop a gun out of a man's hand.