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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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.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
There is one hint of the bloodbath to come, as the film opens in Osaka, where a yakuza boss insists that three of his men chop off a digit of their hands in order to prove their loyalty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Turning the sophisticated Ferrari Roma coupe into its Spider variant involved more than simply chopping off its roof.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Sailor, who used to have long blonde hair, chopped off nearly all of it before showing off his new look.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
There is one hint of the bloodbath to come, as the film opens in Osaka, where a yakuza boss insists that three of his men chop off a digit of their hands in order to prove their loyalty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Turning the sophisticated Ferrari Roma coupe into its Spider variant involved more than simply chopping off its roof.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Sailor, who used to have long blonde hair, chopped off nearly all of it before showing off his new look.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Chop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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