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chop off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | chop off - remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"lop 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" |
Translationschop off
chop off1. To cut something off of something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." We had to chop off that branch because it was in danger of falling on our house. I decided to chop my hair off because I needed a change in my life.2. To stop someone abruptly while they are talking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chop" and "off." I had to chop him off because his boring story was putting me to sleep.See also: chop, offchop someone offFig. to stop someone in the middle of a sentence or speech. (Abruptly, as if actually chopping or cutting.) I'm not finished. Don't chop me off! The moderator chopped off the speaker.See also: chop, offchop something off (of) something and chop something offto cut something off something, as with an axe or saw. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) We chopped the dead branches off the tree. You should chop off the other branch.See also: chop, offchop offv. To cut something short by or as if by chopping; curtail something: The barber chopped my ponytail off. The butcher chopped off a hunk of meat for me.See also: chop, offEncyclopediaSeechopMedicalSeeCHOPchop off
Related to chop off: take hold, lined up, dropped offSynonyms for chop offverb remove by or as if by cuttingSynonymsRelated Words- abscise
- roach
- come away
- come off
- detach
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