lop off
English
Etymology
See lop.
Verb
lop off (third-person singular simple present lops off, present participle lopping off, simple past and past participle lopped off)
- (transitive) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
Synonyms
- (to cut off): snead
Translations
cut off top or end
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See also
- defalcate