chop up

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.

Examples of chop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Republicans who control Florida government passed new congressional districts that chopped up and reassembled several South Florida congressional districts. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Don’t forget that many of the prewar family-size apartments all over the Upper West Side were chopped up into multiple units during the Great Depression, too. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026

Aside from obvious fixes like leaking ceilings and sagging floors, the layout, which was chopped up into a warren of tight quarters, needed a full gut to allow the space to breathe and gain more light. — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026

Romaine said crews were clearing drains and chopping up fallen trees. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for chop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup