What does "chopping" mean?

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1. 2.Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
2. 3.Act of cutting by strokes. Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. -- Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.