chopped
Americanadjective
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diced, minced, or cut into small bits.
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(of an automobile) streamlined; lowered.
Other Word Forms
- unchopped adjective
- well-chopped adjective
Etymology
Origin of chopped
First recorded in 1540–50
Example Sentences
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She also mixes crumbled bacon and a few drops of black truffle oil to the dish before baking it with a thick layer of freshly chopped bread crumbs.
From Salon
It’s made with finely chopped cranberries and California Valencia oranges that are both sweetened with cane sugar.
From Salon
Oli died in hospital six days after he choked on chopped pasta at the Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford, Kent.
From BBC
Its broad surface allowed me to smash garlic and ginger and let me transfer chopped food quickly from the cutting board to a pot.
Songs like “No Good Deed” and “March of the Witch Hunters” are chopped up and rearranged to allow for more dialogue and less emoting, distending the film into a bloated heap.
From Salon
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