lop
1to cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant.
to cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc.
to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant).
to eliminate as unnecessary or excessive: We had to lop off whole pages of the report before presenting it to the committee.
Archaic. to cut off the head, limbs, etc., of (a person).
to cut off branches, twigs, etc., as of a tree.
to remove parts by or as by cutting.
parts or a part lopped off.
(of trees) the smaller branches and twigs not useful as timber.
Origin of lop
1Words Nearby lop
Other definitions for lop (2 of 3)
to hang loosely or limply; droop.
to sway, move, or go in a drooping or heavy, awkward way.
to move in short, quick leaps: a rabbit lopping through the garden.
to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
hanging down limply or droopingly: lop ears.
Origin of lop
2Other definitions for LOP (3 of 3)
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How to use lop in a sentence
He was dubbed Jack the lop Ear and has become somewhat of a local celebrity.
lop off the endnotes and bibliography, and The Measure of Manhattan is barely 300 pages.
The Manhattan Project: The Legacy of John Randel Jr. | Kevin Canfield | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a summer cut her mother would lop off the braids, leaving her with a chic bob for the warmer months.
Meanwhile, mortgage modifications and foreclosures continue to lop off mortgage debt.
A lop-sided power structure gives everyone the wrong incentives.
No, the Two-State Solution Isn't Dead Yet—But You're Asking the Wrong Question | Robert Blecher | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Good place to lop about, y' know; a decent place to sit, and a few books and cards and that sort of thing.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe doors and the holes for windows are crooked and lop-sided as they would be in a childish attempt.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonThe first I knew, lop-Ear had shrunk away to one side and was crouching low against the bank.
Before Adam | Jack LondonThe first morning, after my night's sleep with lop-Ear, I learned the advantage of the narrow-mouthed caves.
Before Adam | Jack Londonlop-Ear was a year older than I, but I was several times angrier than he, and in the end he took to his heels.
Before Adam | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for lop (1 of 3)
/ (lɒp) /
to sever (parts) from a tree, body, etc, esp with swift strokes
to cut out or eliminate from as excessive
a part or parts lopped off, as from a tree
Origin of lop
1Derived forms of lop
- lopper, noun
British Dictionary definitions for lop (2 of 3)
/ (lɒp) /
to hang or allow to hang loosely
(intr) to slouch about or move awkwardly
(intr) a less common word for lope
Origin of lop
2British Dictionary definitions for lop (3 of 3)
/ (lɒp) /
Northern English dialect a flea
Origin of lop
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