Meanings
nounkarate chop (plural karate chops)
plural karate chops
- A strike with the bottom side of an open hand
Translations
French coup de karaté
- coup de karatéstrike with the bottom side of an open hand
Japanese 手刀打ち
- 手刀打ち (shutō-uchi)strike with the bottom side of an open hand
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APA
karate chop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karate%20chop
MLA
“karate chop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karate%20chop. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “karate chop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/karate%20chop.
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