lop1
v.
(lops, lopping, lopped)
cut off (a branch or limb) from a tree or body.
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informal remove (something regarded as unnecessary or burdensome):
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the new rail link lops an hour off journey times.
n.
(also
lop and top)
branches and twigs lopped off trees.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (as n.): of unknown origin.
lop2
v.
(lops, lopping, lopped)
N. Amer. or
archaic - hang loosely or limply.
- lope.
Etymology
C16: prob. symbolic of limpness; cf. lob.
