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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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 Worst of all, Veronica Cartwright had to chop off most of her long, beautiful hair. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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