Chopped

/tʃɒpt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

past tense of chop; to cut something into pieces.

He chopped the vegetables for the salad.

to cut down or fell (as in trees or plants).

They chopped down the old oak tree in their yard.

to reduce the size, amount, or number of something.

The budget was chopped due to lack of funding.

adjective

cut into small pieces or sections.

The chopped herbs added a burst of flavor to the dish.

Derived from the Old English 'ceopan', meaning to cut.

chopped liver:

Something or someone that is considered insignificant.

chop chop:

Hurry up; do something quickly.

chopped up:

In pieces; fragmented.

To be heavily intoxicated.

After that party, he was totally chopped.

To fail or get rejected.

I thought I did well on the test, but I got chopped.