"chop up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chops up [present, singular, third-person], chopping up [participle, present], chopped up [participle, past], chopped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chop up (third-person singular simple present chops up, present participle chopping up, simple past and past participle chopped up)
  1. (transitive) To separate or divide something that was whole.
    (transitive) To cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces.
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chop_up-en-verb-pb2iTKsy Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 15 32 16 37
  2. (transitive) To separate or divide something that was whole.
    (transitive, music) To convert a sampled audio file into short segments.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-chop_up-en-verb-P3qxdZ7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 38 8 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 15 32 16 37 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (transitive) To cause a body of water to become choppy. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-chop_up-en-verb-aAIfZKsm Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 15 32 16 37
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To seize or devour greedily. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-chop_up-en-verb-0g4UqXi5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 38 8 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 15 32 16 37

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chop up meaning in English (3.1kB)

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