lop

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with lop

lop off Phrasal verb C2+

to remove a branch or other part by cutting it away

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

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Phrases (1)

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lop off
to remove a branch or other part by cutting it away

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

Actions & Processes

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