chopped

[chopt] / tʃɒpt /

VERB

cut up with tool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleave cube divide hack mince slash whack

STRONG

axe clip dice fell fragment hackle hash hew lop mangle sever shear truncate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

join unite

STRONG

lengthen

Example Sentences

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His firm chopped its forecast for U.S. growth in 2026 to 2.4% from 2.8% because of the ongoing conflict.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

In a single day, the ERShares ETF’s assets were chopped by more than half, to less than $500 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Lungi Ngidi got in the act in his first over when Brandon King on 21 edged to De Kock and two balls later Roston Chase chopped on.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Chicken mole + frozen roasted corn with cotija + elote chopped salad kit.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

So Laura ran to the block where Pa chopped wood, and filled her apron with the fresh, sweet-smelling chips.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder