chopped

[ chopt ]
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adjective
  1. diced, minced, or cut into small bits.

  2. (of an automobile) streamlined; lowered.

Origin of chopped

1
First recorded in 1540–50

Other words from chopped

  • un·chopped, adjective
  • well-chopped, adjective

Words Nearby chopped

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How to use chopped in a sentence

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

    The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • Coal is best, but hickory saplings, chopped about two feet long, make a good steaming heat.

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

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • He drew forth from the package, which proved to be a box filled with chopped ice, a small brick of ice-cream.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • Tom took one of the axes and chopped a small hole in the top of the cave, some distance above the door.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith