Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lops, present participle lopping, past tense, past participle lopped
Phrasal verbs:
See lop off
lop in British English1
(lɒp)
verbWord forms: lops, lopping or lopped(transitive; usually foll byoff)
1.
to sever (parts) from a tree, body, etc, esp with swift strokes
2.
to cut out or eliminate from as excessive
noun
3.
a part or parts lopped off, as from a tree
Derived forms
lopper (ˈlopper)
noun
Word origin
C15 loppe branches cut off; compare lob1
lop in British English2
(lɒp)
verbWord forms: lops, lopping or lopped
1.
to hang or allow to hang loosely
2. (intransitive)
to slouch about or move awkwardly
3. (intransitive) a less common word for lope
Word origin
C16: perhaps related to lop1; compare lob1
lop in British English3
(lɒp)
noun
Northern England dialect
a flea
Word origin
probably from Old Norse hloppa (unattested) flea, from hlaupa to leap
flea in British English3
(fliː)
noun
1.
any small wingless parasitic blood-sucking insect of the order Siphonaptera, living on the skin of mammals and birds and noted for its power of leaping
2.
any of various invertebrates that resemble fleas, such as the water flea and flea beetle
3. flea in one's ear
lop in American English1
(lɑp)
verb transitiveWord forms: lopped or ˈlopping
1.
to trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems
2.
to remove by or as by cutting off
usually with off
noun
3.
something lopped off
Derived forms
lopper (ˈlopper)
noun
Word origin
ME loppen < OE loppian, prob. < Scand (as in Norw loppa) < IE *leub-, to peel off, break off, var. of base *leubh- > leaf
lop in American English2
(lɑp)
verb intransitiveWord forms: lopped or ˈlopping
1.
to hang down loosely
2.
to move in a halting way
adjective
3.
hanging down loosely
Word origin
prob. akin to lob
Synonyms of 'lop'
cut, crop, chop, trim
More Synonyms of lop
Definition of 'lop'
(verb)
Definition
to cut (parts) off a tree or body
Someone lopped the heads off our tulips.
Synonyms
cut
The previous tenants hadn't even cut the grass.
crop
She cropped her hair and dyed it blonde.
chop
We were set to work chopping wood.
trim
My friend trims my hair every eight weeks.
clip
I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.
dock
It is an offence for an unqualified person to dock a dog's tail.
hack
He desperately hacked through the undergrowth.
Several trees were hacked down with machetes.
detach
prune
You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit.
shorten
The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.
sever
Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line.
curtail
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
truncate
I'm going to truncate the time I spend at work.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of chop
Definition
to cut (something) with a blow from an axe or other sharp tool
We were set to work chopping wood.
Synonyms
cut,
fell,
axe,
slash,
hack,
sever,
shear,
cleave,
hew,
lop,
truncate
in the sense of clip
Definition
to cut or trim with scissors or shears
I saw an old man out clipping his hedge.
Synonyms
trim,
cut,
crop,
dock,
prune,
shorten,
shear,
cut short,
snip,
pare
in the sense of crop
Definition
to cut (something) very short
She cropped her hair and dyed it blonde.
Synonyms
cut,
reduce,
trim,
clip,
dock,
prune,
shorten,
shear,
snip,
pare,
lop,
top,
mow
Nearby words of
lop
loosen
loosen up
loot
lop
lope
lopsided
loquacious
Synonyms of 'lop'
lop
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of curtail
Definition
to restrict
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
diminish,
decrease,
dock,
cut back,
shorten,
lessen,
cut short,
pare down,
retrench
in the sense of dock
Definition
to remove part of (an animal's tail) by cutting through the bone
It is an offence for an unqualified person to dock a dog's tail.
Synonyms
cut off,
crop,
clip,
shorten,
curtail,
cut short
in the sense of hack
Definition
to cut and clear (a way) through undergrowth
He desperately hacked through the undergrowth.Several trees were hacked down with machetes.
Synonyms
cut,
chop,
slash,
mutilate,
mangle,
mangulate (Australian, slang),
gash,
hew,
lacerate
in the sense of prune
Definition
to cut off dead or surplus branches of (a tree or shrub)
You have to prune the bushes if you want fruit.
Synonyms
cut,
trim,
clip,
dock,
shape,
cut back,
shorten,
snip,
lop,
pare down
in the sense of sever
Definition
to cut right through or cut off (something)
Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line.
Synonyms
cut,
separate,
split,
part,
divide,
rend (literary),
detach,
disconnect,
cleave,
bisect,
disunite,
cut in two,
sunder,
disjoin
in the sense of shorten
Definition
to make or become short or shorter
The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.
Synonyms
cut,
reduce,
decrease,
cut down,
trim,
diminish,
dock,
cut back,
prune,
lessen,
curtail,
abbreviate,
truncate,
abridge,
downsize
in the sense of trim
Definition
to make (something) neater by cutting it slightly without changing its basic shape