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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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.
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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
By the middle of the 20th century, the handsome brownstone had been chopped up into a rooming house, and in the early 1980s, it was reconfigured with one apartment on each of its five floors.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Use the baking time to chop up a quick salad to balance out the richness of the cream and cheese.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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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
By the middle of the 20th century, the handsome brownstone had been chopped up into a rooming house, and in the early 1980s, it was reconfigured with one apartment on each of its five floors.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Use the baking time to chop up a quick salad to balance out the richness of the cream and cheese.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 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 14 Dec. 2025.
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