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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Sayah points out an area where hundreds of pine trees were chopped down while Israel occupied the village in 2024.
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
The trailer features stunning visuals of forests and mountain vistas, with massive trees that stay majestic even when they are being chopped down.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
But the Harvard and Cornell grad chopped down his Alphabet holding by nearly 30%, a reversal after notably expanding his position in the prior quarter.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
As trees were chopped down in Tennessee, the forests slowly became quieter.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
The trailer features stunning visuals of forests and mountain vistas, with massive trees that stay majestic even when they are being chopped down.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
But the Harvard and Cornell grad chopped down his Alphabet holding by nearly 30%, a reversal after notably expanding his position in the prior quarter.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
As trees were chopped down in Tennessee, the forests slowly became quieter.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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