lopping
/ˈlɒpɪŋ/
verb
- 1
(usually with 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.
- 2
To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
- 3
To allow to hang down.
“to lop the head”
Synonyms
noun
- 1
The cutting off of branches, etc.
- 2
That which is cut off; leavings.
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