lop (off)

as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left

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Verb
  • The index dipped only slightly, but that nonetheless shaved off some gains from what could have been a higher high.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • This was in the days when only lunatics or scary white punks had shaved heads.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • According to a report on Bloomberg, MSFT is planning to cut thousands of jobs in its Xbox gaming division.
    MoneyShow, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • But why veer toward meat sandwiches when many health-conscious people are cutting back.
    Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • And although his wife also works, her job has cut back her working hours at times, which has also affected the couple’s ability to pay bills to keep their family of 10 afloat.
    Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata fouled off a pair of 2-2 pitches before Scherzer clipped him on the elbow with a breaking ball.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • In one snap, the proud mom can be seen sitting in a pair of pajamas with her hair halfway clipped up as Santi sits on her lap, smiling at the camera.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • There had been rumors that Brown could be traded this offseason, as the Celtics continue to trim a significant amount of money off their books.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • That 90 gets trimmed to 53 by the start of the season.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
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“Lop (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop%20%28off%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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