noun
- the action of cutting off branches or limbs from trees or plants
verb
- present participle of lop; cutting off branches or limbs from a tree or plant
Examples
- The gardener was lopping dead branches from the oak tree.
- Lopping the overgrown hedge took most of the afternoon.
- The tree service began lopping the damaged limbs after the storm.
- Regular lopping helps maintain the health of fruit trees.
- The lopping of diseased branches prevented the infection from spreading.
- She watched the crew lopping branches that hung over the power lines.