Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lop off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: lop off
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Sinkfield reduced his guests to myopic drunkenness one evening, induced them to bring forward their maps and charts, lop off a little here, add a bit there, and adjust the center of the county to meet his requirements. He sent them packing next day armed with their charts and five quarts of shinny in their saddlebags—two apiece and one for the Governor."
"TPE's Manchester Airport-Newcastle has both ends lopped off to become Manchester Victoria-York."

Etymology

See lop.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

lops off (present, singular) lopping off (participle, present) lopped off (participle, past) lopped off (past)

Frequently Paired Words

defalcate

Synonyms

snead cut off chop off

Questions

What does lop off mean?: 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.
Where does lop off come from?: See lop.

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