lopped (off)

verb

past tense of lop (off)
as in shaved
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped (off)
  1. shaved
  2. cut
  3. cut back
  4. clipped
  5. trimmed
Verb
  • The Braves are still trying to wiggle out of a mid-season rut, and have shaved their lead in the NL East to just three games ahead of the Phillies.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Schaffer said Reiner shaved his trademark beard for the sketch, which filmed on November 13, just a month before Rob and Michele were killed inside their home; their son Nick was arrested and charged with the murders.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
Definition of shaved
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  • The first due to a slip from Porro, which allowed Andy Robertson to cut the ball back for McTominay.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The Odyssey’s crew is full of longtime Nolan collaborators, from cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who has worked with Nolan since Interstellar, to editor Jennifer Lame, who previously cut Tenet and Oppenheimer.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of cut
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  • An April survey of 300 GLP-1 users by the equity research firm William Blair found that 72% were specifically cutting back on hamburgers.
    — Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • The ball is cut back to the Lazio man, who meets it first time with a right-foot shot into the bottom corner.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of cut back
Verb
  • Shapiro clipped several comments from Vance about the GOP’s duty to counter the rise of socialism among young people in the United States.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026
  • Officials shut down Markham Street between Barton and Thayer streets Monday evening after the truck clipped the bottom of the bridge, city traffic operations technician Chong Lor said Tuesday morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Amazon trimmed jobs in its artificial intelligence group, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Single bamboo stakes, wooden tomato sticks, or even trimmed tree branches all work well (as do single metal posts).
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of trimmed
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