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lop off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | lop off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"chop off, cut offabscise - remove or separate by abscissionroach - cut the mane off (a horse)come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" |
Translationslop off
lop (something) offTo cut something off or away, especially quickly, indelicately, or without finesse. I had been growing my hair out since I was in junior high school, and then one day I decided to lop it all off. The knight lopped off his arm for his insubordination. Will you go out back and lop those branches off the tree? They're obstructing our view of the sea.See also: lop, offlop something off (of) something and lop something offto chop or cut something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lop that long branch off the tree before you put the saw away, will you? Please lop off that branch.See also: lop, offlop offv. To cut something off; chop off: The barber lopped my ponytail off. The gardener lopped off the dead branches.See also: lop, offlop off
Synonyms for lop offverb remove by or as if by cuttingSynonymsRelated Words- abscise
- roach
- come away
- come off
- detach
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