Main Entry:

²lop

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

lopped; lop·ping

Date:

1519

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 person2 a: to remove superfluous parts from b: to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable —usually used with off