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chopped

American  
[chopt] / tʃɒpt /

adjective

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

  2. (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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One of the two men who chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree has been released early from prison.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A handful, finely chopped — echoing the rice, but a little more integrated.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Things can look chopped and I know that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

His firm chopped its forecast for U.S. growth in 2026 to 2.4% from 2.8% because of the ongoing conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Mike was sitting at a table with several men in their shirt-sleeves, eating from a bowl of tuna fish, chopped onions and vinegar.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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