1 B1 neutral
To cut food into small, even, cube-shaped pieces.
"Dice up the peppers and onions before adding them to the pan."
separable
dice up
B1 neutral separable transitive
To cut food into small, roughly equal cube-shaped pieces.
In plain English
To cut something, usually food, into lots of small square pieces.
What does "dice up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To cut something up into dice-shaped (cube-shaped) pieces.
Actually means
To cut something, usually food, into lots of small square pieces.
Usage tip
Primarily used in cooking contexts. 'Dice up' is an emphatic or informal version of 'dice'. The 'up' particle emphasises the completion of the cutting action. More common in informal speech than in formal recipes.
Words that pair with "dice up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
onion tomatoes carrots chicken peppers potatoes
How to conjugate "dice up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
dice up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dices up
he/she/it
Past simple
diced up
yesterday
Past participle
diced up
have + pp
-ing form
dicing up
continuous
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