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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It's made by chopping up leftover turkey, mixing it in a bowl with gravy and laying it at the bottom of an oven dish. —

Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Heart and liver: These organs are softer parts of the giblets, but they, too, can be chopped up and incorporated into a gravy or broth to flavor it. —

Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 For the latter, Mike chopped up his band’s still-rising hit and reorganized the instrumental into a repeating pattern, similar to a DJ sampling part of an old rock song for a new rap track. —

Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024 This recipe takes about ten minutes to prepare, with most of the work from chopping up all the veggies. —

Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chop up