vverb.contactcut off from a wholeSynset:discerp sever
Examples:- His head was severed from his body
- The soul discerped from the body
Derivationally Related Form:severanceloppersevering
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:discerpcutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactcultivate, tend, and cut back the growth ofSynset:clip crop cut back dress prune snip trim
Examples:- dress the plants in the garden
Derivationally Related Form:prunertrimmingcroptrimmerpruninglopperclippertrimsnipclippingclip
Hypernyms:thin out
Inherited Hypernyms:snipthin outreducedecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:disbudpinchpollpollardsheartop
Full Troponyms:disbudpollsheartailtop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the trees (apply to: trim, prune, crop, lop, cut back)