chop off
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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Modern Mullet Anyone else thinking of chopping off their hair these days?
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
That is why Cirie called him the head of the snake that needed to be chopped off.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian chopped off several inches of her hair for the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party on Sunday night.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The time is never right to severely chop off your crape myrtle.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
That is why Cirie called him the head of the snake that needed to be chopped off.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Kim Kardashian chopped off several inches of her hair for the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party on Sunday night.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The time is never right to severely chop off your crape myrtle.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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