Lop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), lopped, lop·ping.
  1. to cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant.
  2. to cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc.
  3. to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant).
  4. to eliminate as unnecessary or excessive: We had to lop off whole pages of the report before presenting it to the committee.
  5. to cut off the head, limbs, etc., of (a person).
verb (used without object), lopped, lop·ping.
  1. to cut off branches, twigs, etc., as of a tree.
  2. to remove parts by or as by cutting.
noun
  1. parts or a part lopped off.
  2. (of trees) the smaller branches and twigs not useful as timber.
verb (used without object), lopped, lop·ping.
  1. to hang loosely or limply; droop.
  2. to sway, move, or go in a drooping or heavy, awkward way.
  3. to move in short, quick leaps: a rabbit lopping through the garden.
verb (used with object), lopped, lop·ping.
  1. to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
adjective
  1. hanging down limply or droopingly: lop ears.
abbreviation Navigation.
  1. line of position.
verb lops, lopping or lopped (tr usually foll by off)
  1. to sever (parts) from a tree, body, etc, esp with swift strokes
  2. to cut out or eliminate from as excessive
noun
  1. a part or parts lopped off, as from a tree
verb lops, lopping or lopped
  1. to hang or allow to hang loosely
  2. to slouch about or move awkwardly
  3. (intr) a less common word for lope
noun
  1. a flea
Lop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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