: material cut away from a tree
especially
: parts discarded in lumbering
lopped; lopping
1
a(1)
: to cut off branches or twigs from
(2)
: to sever from a woody plant
b(1)
archaic
: to cut off the head or limbs of
(2)
: to cut from a person
2
a
: to remove superfluous parts from
b
: to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable
—usually used with off
Synonyms
Examples of lop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Its performance, though flavored more along the lines of nutmeg than tabasco, whips up enthusiasm and lops off miles.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Beneath the lop layer is the white, spongy pith, which is unpleasantly bitter.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
What better way to remedy all of that than with a significant lop?
—Didi Gluck, Allure, 2 Mar. 2023
The loafer shape gives it a snappier look than your average slip-on, while the dusty rose shade offers a lop of color.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Jan. 2022
Others turn just once from stiff to squishy, letting an animal like a starfish lop off one of its own arms to escape a predator.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2017
Apatow wears shade 203 in the outer part of the lip and slightly shade 10 to the center of the lop to create a gradient and make the lips appear even fuller.
—ELLE, 7 July 2022
With a base of biodegradable and recyclable rubber, a suede-y lop layer also features UV-protection to prevent fading with outdoor use.
—Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022
Tom Krisher, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Former President Donald Trump's fledgling media business is losing its sheen among investors a week after going public, with a sharp reversal in the company's stock price lopping $4 billion off its value.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Heeding their calls, the City Council redrew district boundaries in 1972, lopping off Boyle Heights and El Sereno from Lindsay’s district and putting them in the 14th.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
In its latest price cuts, Tesla lopped $5,000 off the price of its Model S and Model X vehicles, bringing their price tags to $84,990 and $94,990, respectively.
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
Ballinger said climate change has shortened the season as lingering higher temperatures often delay the start before returning early in the spring to lop it off.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The bulk of the narrative feels like the middle of a story stretched out over two hours, with the ending lopped off.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
The high-tech machine digs up brown sugar beets, lops off their tops, and conveys them to an onboard storage bin.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
With Brasier lopped off the roster, third baseman Rafael Devers and starter Chris Sale are the only members of the 2018 team still with the Sox.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 May 2021
What is the best way to lop about 1 foot of height off?
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
Parents may be tempted to lop off the asymmetrical-faced end of this.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2012
The plan would generally restore pre-pandemic rail service, but lop off part of the Yellow Line, which would cease operations north of Mount Vernon Square.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
Barb Cooksley, a rancher in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, sets a personal goal to lop at least 1,000 trees each year to keep her family’s patch of prairie thriving.
—WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022
Within hours, the gates of the most notorious symbol of the Cold War opened for good, as champagne flowed and jubilant Germans with pickaxes began to lop off large chunks of the wall.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
In mid-spring, before the plants start to show signs of flowers, lop off the two- to three-foot-high stalks.
—Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
With the weather heating up, this is a sweet way to lop off extra layers, but with a sweet, fresh twist.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2022
Noun
The plaintiffs described the final round of admissions, called the lop.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 25 July 2023
Its performance, though flavored more along the lines of nutmeg than tabasco, whips up enthusiasm and lops off miles.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Beneath the lop layer is the white, spongy pith, which is unpleasantly bitter.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
What better way to remedy all of that than with a significant lop?
—Didi Gluck, Allure, 2 Mar. 2023
The loafer shape gives it a snappier look than your average slip-on, while the dusty rose shade offers a lop of color.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Jan. 2022
Others turn just once from stiff to squishy, letting an animal like a starfish lop off one of its own arms to escape a predator.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2017
Apatow wears shade 203 in the outer part of the lip and slightly shade 10 to the center of the lop to create a gradient and make the lips appear even fuller.
—ELLE, 7 July 2022
With a base of biodegradable and recyclable rubber, a suede-y lop layer also features UV-protection to prevent fading with outdoor use.
—Vogue, 8 Jan. 2022
Verb
Ford, for instance, cut production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, and lopped up to $8,100 off the price of the Mustang Mach E electric SUV in order to sell 2023 models.
—Tom Krisher, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Former President Donald Trump's fledgling media business is losing its sheen among investors a week after going public, with a sharp reversal in the company's stock price lopping $4 billion off its value.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
Heeding their calls, the City Council redrew district boundaries in 1972, lopping off Boyle Heights and El Sereno from Lindsay’s district and putting them in the 14th.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
In its latest price cuts, Tesla lopped $5,000 off the price of its Model S and Model X vehicles, bringing their price tags to $84,990 and $94,990, respectively.
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
Ballinger said climate change has shortened the season as lingering higher temperatures often delay the start before returning early in the spring to lop it off.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
The bulk of the narrative feels like the middle of a story stretched out over two hours, with the ending lopped off.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
The high-tech machine digs up brown sugar beets, lops off their tops, and conveys them to an onboard storage bin.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
With Brasier lopped off the roster, third baseman Rafael Devers and starter Chris Sale are the only members of the 2018 team still with the Sox.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
Verb
Those wishing to mark the arrival of warmer weather with close-cropped chop—or simply lop off manes grown in quarantine—have a new bad gal advocate: Rihanna.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 May 2021
What is the best way to lop about 1 foot of height off?
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
Parents may be tempted to lop off the asymmetrical-faced end of this.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2012
The plan would generally restore pre-pandemic rail service, but lop off part of the Yellow Line, which would cease operations north of Mount Vernon Square.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
Barb Cooksley, a rancher in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, sets a personal goal to lop at least 1,000 trees each year to keep her family’s patch of prairie thriving.
—WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022
Within hours, the gates of the most notorious symbol of the Cold War opened for good, as champagne flowed and jubilant Germans with pickaxes began to lop off large chunks of the wall.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 27 June 2022
In mid-spring, before the plants start to show signs of flowers, lop off the two- to three-foot-high stalks.
—Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
With the weather heating up, this is a sweet way to lop off extra layers, but with a sweet, fresh twist.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2022
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