SpellRight › Spelling
Rarechopping block
The correct spelling is chopping block.
How to pronounce chopping block
noun
Say it like: Cho-ppi-ng -blo-k
The correct spelling is chopping block. A wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food etc. For example: "Jim really put his head on the chopping block when he started flirting with the boss's daughter."
Usage Examples
“Jim really put his head on the chopping block when he started flirting with the boss's daughter.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A wooden slab used as a cutting surface for food etc.
- 2.A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.
- 3.(by extension) A dangerous predicament or situation.
- 4.A situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.