lop

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /lɑp/ UK /lɒp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lap /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like lope /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

verb
to cut off branches or parts; a hanging-down posture

He lopped the dead limbs from the apple tree.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cut off branches or... cut sever prune trim chop truncate dock hack

Word family

Derived forms lopperloppinglopped

Related forms lopsidedlop-eared

Common collocations

lop off Verb + adverb

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, first attested in the 15th century, perhaps imitative or related to Middle Dutch lubben ('to castrate, lop'). The 'hanging-down' sense (as in lop-eared) is connected.

Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# lop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /lɑp/
**IPA (UK):** /lɒp/

## Meanings
1. to cut off branches or parts; a hanging-down posture

## Examples
- He lopped the dead limbs from the apple tree.

## Synonyms
- cut
- sever
- prune
- trim
- chop
- truncate
- dock
- hack

## Derived Forms
- lopper
- lopping
- lopped

## Related Forms
- lopsided
- lop-eared

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin, first attested in the 15th century, perhaps imitative or related to Middle Dutch lubben ('to castrate, lop'). The 'hanging-down' sense (as in lop-eared) is connected.

## AI Etymology
Lop is of uncertain origin, first attested in the 15th century, perhaps imitative or related to Middle Dutch lubben ('to castrate, lop'). The 'hanging-down' sense (as in lop-eared) is connected. The same word family includes lopper, lopping, lopped, lopsided, lop-eared. Its current verb use means "to cut off branches or parts; a hanging-down posture".

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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