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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So, Posen chopped up Gap’s classic white shirt — distorting the collar, pulling it off the shoulder — and turned it into a floor-length gown.
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Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The pricey facelift added a 39th floor above the existing penthouse to make room for a gym and sun deck while chopping up apartments on the lower levels to create dozens of more units, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
While the stalks can be chopped up and used in salads, stir-fry recipes, soups, and stews, the leaves hold untapped potential, too.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Sleep Token combines old-school metalcore theatrics, modern fantasy-world mythmaking and forward-thinking breakdowns that can be turned up in a car stereos or chopped up into TikTok clips.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
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Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The pricey facelift added a 39th floor above the existing penthouse to make room for a gym and sun deck while chopping up apartments on the lower levels to create dozens of more units, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
While the stalks can be chopped up and used in salads, stir-fry recipes, soups, and stews, the leaves hold untapped potential, too.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 13 June 2025
Jason Lipshutz: Sleep Token combines old-school metalcore theatrics, modern fantasy-world mythmaking and forward-thinking breakdowns that can be turned up in a car stereos or chopped up into TikTok clips.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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