chop up

present singular third person chops up · participle present chopping up · participle past chopped up · past chopped up

1. To separate or divide something that was whole.
   1. transitiveTo cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces.
   2. transitiveentertainmentTo convert a sampled audio file into short segments.
   3. transitiveTo divide money or proceeds up between partners, investors, etc.
2. transitiveTo cut cocaine into a fine powder using a razorblade or similar implement.
3. transitiveTo cause a body of water to become choppy.

   The wind chopped up the lake.

4. transitiveTo punch (someone).
5. obsoletetransitiveTo seize or devour greedily.

   Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopt up.

   1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC