chopped

[ chopt ]

adjective

1. diced, minced, or cut into small bits.
2. (of an automobile) streamlined; lowered.

Other Words From

• un·chopped adjective
• well-chopped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopped¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

That means knowing how many ounces of chopped yellow onion to use — and exactly what to do if you don’t have or eat onions.

From Washington Post

Dressed with lemon juice, sumac and turmeric, it’s the best chopped salad in town.

From Washington Post

It turns out chopped meat served between or inside bread is nearly as ancient as civilization.

From Washington Post

Feel free to use any chopped dark, leafy greens in place of the spinach, and if you don’t have or don’t want to use the coconut cream, you can omit it.

From Washington Post

Cook pancake in pan, add chopped chocolate toaster pastry, and drizzle with chocolate sauce.

From The Daily Beast

Atop the chili goes a spill of crisp chopped raw onions, and atop the onions you want a sprinkle of celery salt.

From The Daily Beast

The Taliban also circulated letters warning Afghans that if they voted, they could have a finger chopped off or even be killed.

From The Daily Beast

Best-known as a judge on Chopped, chef Amanda Freitag opens her first restaurant—a recast New York icon.

From The Daily Beast

Outside, on a wooden block near the fire, Pasqual chopped onions and garlic.

From The Daily Beast

So Chew-chew chopped the roots with a stone chopper and laid them upon hot stones.

From Project Gutenberg

Coal is best, but hickory saplings, chopped about two feet long, make a good steaming heat.

From Project Gutenberg

At any rate he left the cabin and went out and chopped wood for an hour, furiously raining chips into the snow.

From Project Gutenberg

He drew forth from the package, which proved to be a box filled with chopped ice, a small brick of ice-cream.

From Project Gutenberg

Tom took one of the axes and chopped a small hole in the top of the cave, some distance above the door.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cleave
• cube
• divide
• hack
• mince
• slash
• whack