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chop up (third-person singular simple present chops up, present participle chopping up, simple past and past participle chopped up)

  1. (transitive) To separate or divide something that was whole.
    1. (transitive) To cut or chop (meat, etc.) into separate pieces.
    2. (transitive, music) To convert a sampled audio file into short segments.
    3. (transitive) To divide money or proceeds up between partners, investors, etc.
  2. (transitive) To cause a body of water to become choppy.
    The wind chopped up the lake.
  3. (transitive) To punch (someone).
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To seize or devour greedily.