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 was a shockingly significant downward revision in payroll jobs over the previous months, chopping off 285,000 jobs from what was previously reported.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Celebs' Short Haircuts That Slay (and Yes, That Bob Is on the List)
Feeling the warm-weather urge to chop off all your hair?
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 7 May 2025
All told, this week’s decline chopped off 545 points from the Dow.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Celebs' Short Haircuts That Slay (and Yes, That Bob Is on the List)
Feeling the warm-weather urge to chop off all your hair?
—Brittany Talarico, People.com, 7 May 2025
All told, this week’s decline chopped off 545 points from the Dow.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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