chopped

[ chopt ]

/ tʃɒpt /

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adjective

diced, minced, or cut into small bits.

(of an automobile) streamlined; lowered.

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Origin of chopped

First recorded in 1540–50

Related formsun·chopped, adjectivewell-chopped, adjective

chop

[ chop ]

/ tʃɒp /

verb (used with object), chopped, chop·ping.

to cut or sever with a quick, heavy blow or a series of blows, using an ax, hatchet, etc. (often followed by down, off, etc.): to chop down a tree.

to make or prepare for use by so cutting: to chop logs.

to cut in pieces; mince (often followed by up): to chop up an onion; to chop meat.

(in tennis, cricket, etc.) to hit (a ball) with a chop stroke.

to weed and thin out (growing cotton) with a hoe.

Fox Hunting. (of a hound or pack) to attack and kill (a fox that has not begun to run).

verb (used without object), chopped, chop·ping.

to make a quick, heavy stroke or a series of strokes, as with an ax.

Boxing. to throw or deliver a short blow, especially a downward one while in a clinch.

(in tennis, cricket, etc.) to employ or deliver a chop stroke.

to go, come, or move suddenly or violently.

noun

an act or instance of chopping.

a cutting blow.

Boxing. a short blow, especially a downward one, executed while in a clinch.

a piece chopped off.

an individual cut or portion of meat, as mutton, lamb, veal, or pork, usually one containing a rib.

crushed or ground grain used as animal feed.

a short, irregular, broken motion of waves; choppiness: There's too much chop for rowing today.

rough, turbulent water, as of a sea or lake.

(in tennis, cricket, etc.) a chop stroke.

Origin of chop

1350–1400; Middle English choppen; variant of chap¹

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1. See cut.

chop

[ chop ]

/ tʃɒp /

verb (used without object), chopped, chop·ping.

to turn, shift, or change suddenly: The wind chopped to the west.

to vacillate; change one's mind.

Obsolete.

to barter.
to bandy words; argue.

Origin of chop

1425–75; variant of obsolete chap barter, Middle English chappen (with vowel as in chapman), chepen, Old English cēapian to trade (derivative of cēap sale, trade; see cheap)

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Examples from the Web for chopped

Best-known as a judge on Chopped, chef Amanda Freitag opens her first restaurant—a recast New York icon.
Chopped? Amanda Freitag Hopes Not|Tim Teeman|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plastic cutlery arrived, followed by a container of chopped onion and cilantro.
A Culinary Tour to Answer the Age-Old Question: Why Is Mexican Food So Good?|Condé Nast Traveler|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Burnett said Peden took it and chopped it up into a bunch of pieces after the shooting.
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Out came Marc's army, dozens of models in chopped blond wigs streaked with green.
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I interviewed a man whose hand had been chopped off for stealing.
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Then add four tomatoes peeled and chopped; one-half tablespoonful salt; a few grains cayenne and one-fourth teaspoonful paprika.
Stevenson Memorial Cook Book|Various
Simmer the flakes of two crabs and one-half of a chopped onion in butter.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
The little bits left from the decoration are chopped and used in the salpicon or in a sauce.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Prepare according to directions given for Apricot Salad, and stuff the halves with maraschino cherries and chopped nuts.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed
Put two ounces of butter and one chopped onion in a casserole and simmer until yellow.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler

British Dictionary definitions for chopped

chop

/ (tʃɒp) /

verb chops, chopping or chopped

(often foll by down or off) to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool

(tr) to produce or make in this mannerto chop firewood

(tr often foll by up) to cut into pieces

(tr) British informal to dispense with or reduce

(intr) to move quickly or violently

sport to hit (a ball) sharply downwards

boxing martial arts to punch or strike (an opponent) with a short sharp blow

Western African an informal word for eat

noun

a cutting blow

the act or an instance of chopping

a piece chopped off

a slice of mutton, lamb, or pork, generally including a rib

Australian and NZ slang a share (esp in the phrase get or hop in for one's chop)

Western African an informal word for food

Australian and NZ a competition of skill and speed in chopping logs

sport a sharp downward blow or stroke

not much chop Australian and NZ informal not much good; poor

the chop slang dismissal from employment

Word Origin for chop

C16: variant of chap 1

chop

/ (tʃɒp) /

verb chops, chopping or chopped

(intr) to change direction suddenly; vacillate (esp in the phrase chop and change)

obsolete to barter

chop logic to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument

Word Origin for chop

Old English ceapian to barter; see cheap, chapman

chop

/ (tʃɒp) /

noun

a design stamped on goods as a trademark, esp in the Far East

Word Origin for chop

C17: from Hindi chhāp

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Word Origin and History for chopped

chop

v.1

"to cut with a quick blow," mid-14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old North French choper (Old French coper "to cut, cut off," 12c., Modern French couper), from Vulgar Latin *cuppare "to behead," from a root meaning "head," but influenced in Old French by couper "to strike." Related: Chopped; chopping.

chop

v.2

"shift quickly," 1530s, earlier "to bargain" (early 15c.), ultimately from Old English ceapian "to bargain" (see cheap); here with a sense of "changing back and forth," probably from common expressions such as to chop and change "barter." To chop logic is recorded from 1570s. Related: Chopped; chopping.

chop

"act of chopping," mid-14c., from chop (v.1). Meaning "piece cut off" is mid-15c.; specifically "slice of meat" from mid-17c. Sense of "a blow, strike" is from 1550s.

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