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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Cut the cooking time in half by chopping up the green beans into bite-sized pieces instead of blanching them whole.
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Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
But, your garbage disposal works hard to chop up foods into tiny bits that can leave food residue behind, which not only leaves foul odors, but less-than-sharp blades.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
And then that getting chopped up and put online.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Each installment runs barely 25 minutes, so to be honest the entire season almost felt like a long film chopped up into little parts.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
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Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
But, your garbage disposal works hard to chop up foods into tiny bits that can leave food residue behind, which not only leaves foul odors, but less-than-sharp blades.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
And then that getting chopped up and put online.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Each installment runs barely 25 minutes, so to be honest the entire season almost felt like a long film chopped up into little parts.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
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 4 Mar. 2026.
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