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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Juniper had chopped off her golden-blonde locks—once past her shoulders—into a short bob at the front with uneven chunks missing from her fringe.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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 5 Nov. 2025.
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