lop off
lop off · lops off · lopped off · lopping off
To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb…To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
» Why did van Gogh lop his ear off?
Meaning
1 sensesTo cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
More definitions
- remove by or as if by cutting
Examples
1 sentencesWhy did van Gogh lop his ear off?
Translations
1 languagesForms
lops off, lopping off, lopped off, lopped off| Base form | lop off · to lop off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lops off |
| Present participle | lopping off |
| Past simple | lopped off |
| Past participle | lopped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelateddefalcate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb