chop off

verb

To sever by chopping or as if by chopping.

“They will chop off your head.”

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Meanings

verbchop off (third-person singular simple present chops off, present participle chopping off, simple past and past participle chopped off)

present singular third person chops off · participle present chopping off · participle past chopped off · past chopped off

  1. literallytransitiveTo sever by chopping or as if by chopping.

    They will chop off your head.

    1 more example

    We'll chop off sales from the marketing department.

  2. slangtransitiveTo end (something); to finish (something).

    When she found out what happened, she chopped off the engagement.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove by or as if by cutting

Similar
cut offlop off
Broader
detachcome offcome away
Also see
compresscut offlop offshorten

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chop off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20off

MLA

“chop off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chop off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chop%20off.

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