lopping off

A form of lop off — To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lop off
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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