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.

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The trailer features stunning visuals of forests and mountain vistas, with massive trees that stay majestic even when they are being chopped down. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Joshua Trees -- which are slow to grow -- were chopped down at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025 At Joshua Tree National Park in California, multiple Joshua trees, which can be more than a century old, were chopped down. Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025 Joshua Trees were chopped down in Joshua Tree National Park. Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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