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is usually retained before pronouns.) •Lop that long branch off the tree before you put the saw away, will you?
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lop something off (something) — … Useful english dictionary
ˌlop sth ˈoff (sth) — phrasal verb to cut something off something else in one smooth movement … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
nip something off — CUT, snip, trim, clip, prune, lop, dock, crop; remove, take off. → nip * * * ˌnip sthˈoff derived to remove a part of sth with your finger or with a tool Main entry: ↑nipderived … Useful english dictionary
chop something off — Syn: cut off, sever, lop, shear … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
lop off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lop something off, you cut it away from what it was attached to, usually with a quick, strong stroke. [V n P] Somebody lopped the heads off our tulips. [V P n (not pron)] ...men with axes, lopping off branches... [V P n ( … English dictionary
lop — [ lap ] verb transitive to cut down a tree or cut some of its branches off ,lop off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to cut something off something else in one smooth movement 2. ) to reduce something: The Fed has lopped another quarter percent off… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lop off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lop off : present tense I/you/we/they lop off he/she/it lops off present participle lopping off past tense lopped off past participle lopped off 1) to cut something off something else in one smooth movement 2) … English dictionary
lop — verb lopped, lopping (T) to cut branches from a tree, especially with a single strong movement lop sth off phrasal verb (T) 1 to cut a part of something off, especially a branch of a tree 2 to remove a particular amount from a price or charge:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lop — [lɔp US la:p] v also lop off past tense and past participle lopped present participle lopping [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: lop small branches cut off (15 20 centuries)] 1.) also lop off to cut something, especially branches from a tree, usually… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lop — lop1 [läp] vt. lopped, lopping [ME loppen < OE loppian, prob. < Scand (as in Norw loppa) < IE * leub , to peel off, break off, var. of base * leubh > LEAF] 1. to trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems 2. to… … English World dictionary
lop — ► VERB (lopped, lopping) 1) cut off (a branch or limb) from a tree or body. 2) informal remove (something unnecessary or burdensome). ► NOUN (also lop and top) ▪ branches and twigs lopped off trees. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
