Dictionary
lop
Pronunciation: (lop), [key]
—v., lopped, lop•ping,
—n.
—
v.t.
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. Archaic.to cut off the head, limbs, etc., of (a person).
—
v.i.
1. to cut off branches, twigs, etc., as of a tree.
2. to remove parts by or as by cutting.
—
n.
1. parts or a part lopped off.
2. (of trees) the smaller branches and twigs not useful as timber.
lop
Pronunciation: (lop), [key]
—v., lopped, lop•ping,
—adj.
—
v.i.
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.
—
v.t.
to let hang or droop:
He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
—
adj.
hanging down limply or droopingly:
lop ears. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
