Definition of Lop
Lop
lop
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to cut off and remove a part of something from a main body, especially to cut branches from a tree;
e.g. He wants to lop off the lower branches of the tree because they are hanging over the road.
(verb)
(informal) broadly, to remove the parts of something that are undesirable or unnecessary;
e.g. You can lop off the last paragraph of this letter, since it doesn't add any new information.
(noun)
the material such as twigs and branches that are cut off from a tree;
e.g. She collected the lop in the bag and took it away.
(verb)
(old) to hand or droop downward limply or loosely;
e.g. A set of old white curtains lop from the windows in the room.
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