mince up
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To cut something like meat or onion into tiny little pieces.
Literal meaning: To mince something and reduce it up to smaller form — the 'up' reinforces thorough reduction.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To cut food, especially meat, into very small fine pieces using a knife or mincing machine.
"Mince up the garlic cloves before adding them to the pan."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in cooking contexts, particularly for preparing meat (minced beef, minced lamb) or vegetables. 'Mince up' is slightly more emphatic than 'mince' alone — the 'up' suggests thorough completion. British English commonly uses 'mince' where American English may say 'grind'.
Commonly used with
meat beef garlic onion lamb chicken
Forms
Base
mince up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
minces up
he/she/it
Past simple
minced up
yesterday
Past participle
minced up
have + pp
-ing form
mincing up
continuous
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