lop off

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lop off

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verb lops off · lopping off · lopped off

transitive To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone. Sinkfield reduced his guests to myopic drunkenness one evening, induced them to bring forward their maps and charts, lop off a little here, add a bit there, and adjust the center of the county to meet his requirements. He sent them packing next day armed with their charts and five quarts of shinny i
Similar: snead

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verb cut off top or end

Español	cortar, mochar, podar

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@misc{lop_off_2026,
  title = {lop off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lop%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}