chop up
phrasal verb
chopped up; chopping up; chops up
: to cut (something) into small pieces
She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.
He chopped the onion up for the stew.
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His opponents chopped up the rest of the vote with 30%, 21%, 7% and 2%.
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M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Back in Iron Lake, Dexter’s physical therapist’s rant about how crazy the world is conveniently includes mention of a body found in New York that had been chopped up into nine pieces and stuffed in garbage bags.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
So, Posen chopped up Gap’s classic white shirt — distorting the collar, pulling it off the shoulder — and turned it into a floor-length gown.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The pricey facelift added a 39th floor above the existing penthouse to make room for a gym and sun deck while chopping up apartments on the lower levels to create dozens of more units, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
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M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Back in Iron Lake, Dexter’s physical therapist’s rant about how crazy the world is conveniently includes mention of a body found in New York that had been chopped up into nine pieces and stuffed in garbage bags.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025
So, Posen chopped up Gap’s classic white shirt — distorting the collar, pulling it off the shoulder — and turned it into a floor-length gown.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
The pricey facelift added a 39th floor above the existing penthouse to make room for a gym and sun deck while chopping up apartments on the lower levels to create dozens of more units, The Wall Street Journal reported at the time.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chop up
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“Chop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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