chopped
part of speech
verb past form of chop (chop, chops, chopped, chopping); adjective (chopped)
meaning for a pupil
1) Chopped means cut into pieces with a knife or axe. tree →
2) (adjective) Chopped food is cut into small pieces: chopped onions. tree →
3) (informal) Chopped can mean cut or removed suddenly: the scene was chopped from the film. tree →
4) (slang, US) «Chopped» can mean ugly or very bad. tree →
sense in the lessons
In cooking and recipes «finely chopped» means cut very small. In stories a woodcutter chopped wood. In kitchen safety lessons pupils learn to chop carefully with an adult and keep fingers away from the blade.
examples
- Dad chopped the carrots for the soup. tree →
- Add two chopped tomatoes. tree →
- The woodcutter chopped down the old tree. tree →
- Finely chopped herbs go on top. tree →
- She chopped the apple into eight pieces. tree →
- The scene was chopped from the film. tree →
- Be careful: he chopped too fast and nearly cut his finger. tree →
- I chopped the tree down with my hatchet." tree →
note
Past of «chop»: double p — chopped, chopping. In maths «chopped into 8 equal pieces» means divide by 8; each piece is 1/8.
Trees and pragmatics
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