lop

lop off

verb

Definition of LOP

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument <the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left>

Synonyms bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim

Related Words skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shorten

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen