Chop up is a term used to describe the process of cutting food into smaller pieces. The crossword solutions for this term are DICE (4 letters), HASH (4 letters), MINCE (5 letters), HEW (3 letters), and CRUMBLE (7 letters). Dicing involves cutting food into cubes, hashing involves cutting food into small pieces, mincing involves cutting food into very small pieces, hewing involves cutting food into rough pieces, and crumbling involves breaking food into small pieces.