chopped

[chopt]

adjective

1. diced, minced, or cut into small bits.

2. (of an automobile) streamlined; lowered.

Other Word Forms

• unchopped adjective
• well-chopped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chopped¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

The filling is jammy and rich, jarred fig jam brightened with chopped dates and an almost scandalous amount of orange zest, so every mouthful tastes like autumn sunlight and just a hint of mischief.

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A chopped salad and fries for lunch There’s a place called Angelini Osteria that has a salad that I really enjoy.

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Mr De Wet also said Mr Olivier chopped up the hunting rifles with an angle grinder and burnt the wooden parts of the gun.

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Some trees died in the fire; others, local arborists believe, were chopped down carelessly during the early cleanup operations.

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The ice was chopped into 1m blocks and transported by ship and then in a cold van to Cambridge.

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Related Words

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