adjective
chopped
chopt
adjective
1
Cut into small pieces.
"Add the chopped garlic to the hot oil."
"The salad was topped with chopped nuts."
2
Informal: fired, cut, or removed from a team, job, or list.
"Two contestants got chopped in the first round of the show."
How to Use Chopped
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCut small, or (informally) dropped/dismissed.
Common pairings
finely chopped
chopped onions
got chopped
Word Forms
more chopped comparative, most chopped superlative
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Etymology
From chop plus the past-participle ending -ed.