verb
- cuts off branches, limbs, or other parts, especially with a single swift stroke
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘lop’
Examples
- The gardener lops the dead branches from the apple tree.
- She lops off the excess fabric with sharp scissors.
- The worker lops the overgrown hedge into shape.
- He lops the top off the carrot before cooking.
- The pruner lops away the diseased wood.
- She carefully lops each stem at an angle.