karate chopEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishkarate chop /kəˈrɑːti ˌtʃɒp / ▸ noun a sharp downward blow or movement executed with the side of the hand. ▸ verb [with object] (karate-chop) strike sharply with the side of the hand: she probably knows how to karate-chop a gun out of a man's hand.