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lop
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lop 1  (lp)
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.]

lopper n.

lop 2  (lp)
intr. & tr.v. lopped, lop·ping, lops
To hang or let hang loosely; droop.

[Origin unknown.]

lop
Verb
[lopping, lopped] (usually foll. by off)
1. to cut (parts) off a tree or body
2. to cut out or eliminate any unnecessary parts: some parts of the legislature were lopped off [Middle English loppe branches cut off]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.lop - cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
sever, break up - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
2.loplop - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
thin out - make sparse; "thin out the young plants"
shear - cut with shears; "shear hedges"
pollard, poll - convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"
pinch, top - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers

lop
Translations
lop [lɔp]: to lop off vtcortar [+ branches]; podar

lop [lɔp] to lop off vtcouper, trancher

lop [lɔp] vt (also: lop off) → tagliare via, recidere

lop
v lop [lop]
to cut off (parts) from eg a tree We lopped several branches from the tree; He lopped a dollar off the price. afsnoei, afsny يَقُص، يُشَذّب، يَخْصُم подрязвам osekat; srazit skære af; hugge af; slå af abhacken κόβω podar, recortar kärpima هرس کردن katkoa, karsia émonder; réduire לִכרוֹת काटना odsjeći levág memotong höggva af potare; togliere 切り取る 가지를 치다, 삭감하다 (ap)genėti, numušti apgriezt; apcirpt (zarus); nocirst memangkas; mencantas; memotong snoeien beskjære, hogge av; gi avslag obciąć cortar a tăia; a reduce (cu) срезать osekať, prestrihať; znížiť odsekati potkresati kapa, slå av ตัดบางส่วน koparmak 砍掉 обрубувати гілки کاٹنا tỉa cành


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