chop off

phrasal verb

chopped off; chopping off; chops off
: to remove (something) by cutting
She'd had her ponytail chopped off.
He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree.

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In January, Bohler was arrested for allegedly chopping off four fingers of a dog owner in broad daylight, according to the Daily News. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Last week, Amal debuted a new fall hairstyle, chopping off 8 inches to ring in the season. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 Ultimately, the story they’re told and believe is that Nicky showed up angry, wielding a meat cleaver, and then Jay stepped up trying to be a hero, and his finger got chopped off. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chop off

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“Chop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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