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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Layered on top of this is the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane hugging the Russian coast in the Arctic that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, chops down transit times and helps Moscow transport hydrocarbons to key markets, including in Asia.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
For a little less mess when chopping broccoli florets, hold them upside down on your cutting board (stem side up) and chop down.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
True enough, though this is largely a measure of how much estimates were chopped down in the first third of the year.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for over three weeks before dying on the way to a hospital.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
For a little less mess when chopping broccoli florets, hold them upside down on your cutting board (stem side up) and chop down.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
True enough, though this is largely a measure of how much estimates were chopped down in the first third of the year.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for over three weeks before dying on the way to a hospital.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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