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chopped

Pronunciation: [tʃɒpt]

Word

Learn how to use chopped in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “cooking”

(verb) to cut something into smaller pieces using a knife. When you're making a salad, you might chop vegetables like tomatoes or cucumbers.

Example

I chopped the onions to put them in the soup.

Example

I didn't chop the peppers, so they are too big in the salad.

Example

Did you chop the carrots for the stir-fry?

Context: “cooking”

(adjective) describes food that has been cut into smaller pieces. If you see a dish with chopped herbs, that means the herbs have been cut into tiny bits.

Example

The salad was topped with chopped nuts for extra flavor.

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The recipe didn't call for whole vegetables; everything needed to be chopped.

Example

Are the chopped tomatoes fresh or canned?

Context: “sports/activities”

(verb) to reduce or lower something significantly. In sports, if a player chopped the score, it means they brought it down a lot.

Example

The coach chopped the team’s goals for the season to make them more realistic.

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They didn't chop their expectations, so they were disappointed by their performance.

Example

Did they chop down the team's goals for the tournament?

How to pronounce chopped

Pronunciation: [tʃɒpt]

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