June 08, 2017 Word of the Day
lops; lopped; lopping
The woman is lopping off her ponytail.
Definition of LOP
[+ object]
1 : to cut branches from (a tree, bush, etc.)
trees that have been heavily lopped
2 : to cut or cut off (something)
badly lopped hair
— usually + off
lop off a dead branch
He accidentally lopped off [=chopped off] one of his fingers.
— often used figuratively
She offered to lop $20 off the price. [=to reduce the price by $20]
They lopped several million dollars off the budget.
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