lop
Pronunciation: (lop), [key]
— v., n. lopped, lop•ping,
—v.t.
- to cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant.
- to cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc.
- to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant).
- to eliminate as unnecessary or excessive: We had to lop off whole pages of the report before presenting it to the committee.
- to cut off the head, limbs, etc., of (a person).
—v.i.
- to cut off branches, twigs, etc., as of a tree.
- to remove parts by or as by cutting.
—n.
- parts or a part lopped off.
- (of trees) the smaller branches and twigs not useful as timber.
lop
Pronunciation: (lop), [key]
— v., adj. lopped, lop•ping,
—v.i.
- to hang loosely or limply; droop.
- to sway, move, or go in a drooping or heavy, awkward way.
- to move in short, quick leaps: a rabbit lopping through the garden.
—v.t.
- to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
—adj.
- hanging down limply or droopingly: lop ears.
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