verb
- to cut off branches, limbs, or other parts, especially with a single swift stroke
- to remove or eliminate something abruptly
Usage: often used with ‘off’
Examples
- The gardener will lop the dead branches from the oak tree.
- She lopped off the top of the hedge with large shears.
- The budget committee decided to lop several programs from next year’s spending.
- He lopped the overgrown limbs that were blocking the path.
- The editor lopped off the last paragraph to meet the word limit.
- Workers lopped the tree branches that were touching the power lines.