chop down

phrasal verb

chopped down; chopping down; chops down
: to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground
He chopped the tree down.
She chopped down some thick grape vines.

Examples of chop down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On September 28, 2023, vandals illegally chopped down what is known as the Sycamore Gap tree, a centuries-old sycamore next to Hadrian’s Wall in England. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 Farmers chop down brush vegetation, then burn it to fertilize the soil. Gerardo Aldana, The Conversation, 19 June 2024 According to Smith, many think the solution is to chop down more trees, including the eucalyptus the koalas desperately rely on for survival, which, undoubtedly, will make things hotter still. Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024 The story goes that the people on the remote island chopped down all the trees to build massive stone statues, triggering a population collapse. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for chop down 

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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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