lopping (off)

present participle of lop (off)
as in shaving
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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  • Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
  • No one can explain why his condition isn’t improving, but Dexter begins to pick up on some clues, namely that Nurse Mary is clipping obituaries from the newspaper.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Lopping (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopping%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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