lopping


lop 1

L0249200 (lŏp)tr.v. lopped, lop·ping, lops 1. To cut off (a part), especially from a tree or shrub: lopped off the dead branches.2. To cut off a part or parts from; trim: lopped the vines back; lopped her curls shorter.3. To eliminate or excise as superfluous: lopped him from the payroll.
[Perhaps from Middle English loppe, small branches and twigs.]
lop′per n.

lop 2

L0249200 (lŏp)intr. & tr.v. lopped, lop·ping, lops To hang or let hang loosely; droop.
[Origin unknown.]