chop up
phrasal verb
chopped up; chopping up; chops up
: to cut (something) into small pieces
She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.
He chopped the onion up for the stew.
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For crunch, chop up some nuts in your food processor and mix them in too.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
When a protein is chopped up into small pieces (peptides), a piece that carries this special amino acid difference is called a Genetically Variant Peptide (GVP).
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
Leon Bates, who was outside of the state Capitol with hundreds of people chanting, told Gringlas that a new map would chop up his predominantly Black community.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Footage of the target’s life is chopped up into a montage before the album announcement hits the screen.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
When a protein is chopped up into small pieces (peptides), a piece that carries this special amino acid difference is called a Genetically Variant Peptide (GVP).
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025
Leon Bates, who was outside of the state Capitol with hundreds of people chanting, told Gringlas that a new map would chop up his predominantly Black community.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Footage of the target’s life is chopped up into a montage before the album announcement hits the screen.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chop up
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“Chop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20up. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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