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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Worst of all, Veronica Cartwright had to chop off most of her long, beautiful hair.
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
The numpad and arrow keys are chopped off, and you're left with the essentials.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 23 Aug. 2025
Local media showed videos of barber shops with lines out the door as students chopped off their locks, with some offering specials to take advantage of the new order.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Iran sensed that the United States was trying to hack off the tentacles of the octopus—before chopping off its head in Tehran.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
The numpad and arrow keys are chopped off, and you're left with the essentials.
—Henri Robbins, Wired News, 23 Aug. 2025
Local media showed videos of barber shops with lines out the door as students chopped off their locks, with some offering specials to take advantage of the new order.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
Iran sensed that the United States was trying to hack off the tentacles of the octopus—before chopping off its head in Tehran.
—Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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