transitive. To cut up or grind (food, esp. meat) into very small pieces, now typically in a machine with revolving blades; †to cut up (tobacco) (obs…

transitive. To cut into small pieces, to dice (food, ingredients).

To cut up, to chop (a substance) fine, to mince. Obsolete.

transitive. To cut or divide into small pieces; (Surgery) to break up (a tumour, organ, etc.) into small pieces, esp. preparatory to excision.