Tools: Learn New Words | Secure Password Generator | Startup Tools | PDF Generator

Lop (Verb)

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The gardener carefully lopped off the dead branches to help the tree regain its shape.
She lopped the shrubs to prevent them from growing too large for the garden.
Regular pruning helped to lop back the overgrown rose bushes, restoring them to their former glory.
To maintain its unique shape, the topiary needed to be frequently lopped and trimmed.
As part of seasonal maintenance, the gardener lopped off spent flowers to promote new growth.

Cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The farmer will lop the dead branches from the tree to promote new growth.
The amputation required doctors to lop off the leg just above the knee.
To treat the fractured limb, surgery may involve lopping off the smallest broken piece of bone.
Scientists carefully lopped off the cells that showed abnormal growth patterns.
Surgeons worked tirelessly to repair the damaged artery before deciding to lop off the infected part.