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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In this one, the Lakers nonchalantly dug a 26-point hole but cared enough in the second half to chop down the deficit to 93-91, on a one-footed fadeaway 3-pointer from Luka Doncic.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Annabeth is struck by an arrow, while Allison tries to chop down Thalia’s tree to let the other monsters in for backup.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Some fruit and chestnut trees were chopped down near a kindergarten in Odate so that bears would not be attracted by the food.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
Most of these places, however, require a permit to chop down a tree.
—Ali Besharat, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Annabeth is struck by an arrow, while Allison tries to chop down Thalia’s tree to let the other monsters in for backup.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Some fruit and chestnut trees were chopped down near a kindergarten in Odate so that bears would not be attracted by the food.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
Most of these places, however, require a permit to chop down a tree.
—Ali Besharat, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chop down
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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