lop+off
11Lop — (l[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben, to cut, geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to shorten by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or …
12lop — 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… …
13lop — ► 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 …
14lop — I. [c]/lɒp / (say lop) verb (lopped, lopping) –verb (t) 1. to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant). 2. to cut off part of (something): *Australians and New Zealanders, stripped to the waist, with breeches lopped into… …
15lop — 1. v. & n. v. (lopped, lopping) 1 tr. a (often foll. by off, away) cut or remove (a part or parts) from a whole, esp. branches from a tree. b remove branches from (a tree). 2 tr. (often foll. by off, away) remove (items) as superfluous. 3 intr.… …
16lop — Synonyms and related words: abscind, amputate, annihilate, bag, bagging, baggy, ballooning, ban, bar, bob, bounce, bound, cascade, clip, crop, cull, cut, cut away, cut off, cut out, daggle, dangle, depend, dock, drabble, drag, draggle, drape,… …
17lop — {{11}}lop (v.1) cut off, 1510s, from M.E. loppe (n.) small branches and twigs trimmed from trees (early 15c.), of unknown origin. Related: Lopped (mid 15c.); lopping. Place name Loppedthorn is attested from 1287. {{12}}lop (v.2) droop, hang… …
18lop — lop1 verb (lops, lopping, lopped) cut off (a branch or limb) from a tree or body. ↘informal remove (something regarded as unnecessary or burdensome): the new rail link lops an hour off journey times. noun (also lop and top) branches and twigs… …
19lop — 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:… …
20lop — 1. noun /lɒp/ a) A flea. Hadway wi ye man, ye liftin wi lops b) A disabled person, a cripple. Hes a lop; it mentions here about his getting up to the stand with his crippled leg but it doesnt say which one. 2 …
