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

A few years back he started singing words and phrases in his car at night, then had them sampled, looped and chopped up to form compositions.

From Los Angeles Times

Add combined oyster liquor and chicken broth, bay leaf, and a handful of chopped green parts of green onions, and bring to a low boil.

From Salon

And then DJ Scratch came up to me at the Wu show in Vegas and was like, “Yo, I chopped up three of your joints already” and I was like, “Have fun.”

From Los Angeles Times

The error put two on with no outs for Will Smith, who chopped a grounder to the shortstop hole that Anthony Volpe fielded cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times

Another method, recorded in 1735, was to scoop out the pulp, mix it with chopped apples and sugar, bake this in the hollowed pumpkin, then eat it spread on bread.

From Salon

Related Words

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