chopped
Pronunciation: [tʃɒpt]
Word
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.
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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?
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