lop
noun
\ ˈläp
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Definition of lop
(Entry 1 of 3)
: material cut away from a tree
especially
: parts discarded in lumbering
lop
verb (1)
lopped;
lopping
Definition of lop (Entry 2 of 3)
1a(1)
: to cut off branches or twigs from
(2)
: to sever from a woody plant
b(1)
archaic
: to cut off the head or limbs of
(2)
: to cut from a person
2a
: to remove superfluous parts from
b
: to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable
—usually used with off
lop
verb (2)
lopped;
lopping
Definition of lop (Entry 3 of 3)
: to hang downward : droop
Examples of lop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Lopez was batting only because Counsell needed more innings out of him in a lop-sided game to save the rest of the bullpen. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers' ragged start at home only gets worse with lop-sided loss to lowly Cincinnati," 16 Apr. 2018 Ohio State will peak, and see the team that handed the Buckeyes their most lop-sided loss of the season. — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, "Ohio State basketball could face Gonzaga in second round: Buckeyes NCAA Tournament path," 9 Nov. 2017 Penny, a 2 1/2-year-old French lop, loved every minute of it and happily relaxed while receiving her makeover. — sacbee, "SPCA pet of the week: Penny | The Sacramento Bee," 5 Jan. 2018 Chase is a male lop-eared rabbit in need of a home. — Washington Post, "Prince William County adopt a pet," 30 Aug. 2017 Poundstone, who reveals her personal life as a working single mother of three children as well as the cats, a dog, a bearded dragon lizard, a lop-eared bunny and one ant, sold out her 2013 performance at the Guthrie Theater. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, "Comedian Paula Poundstone brings search for happiness to the Fitz," 10 June 2017 Alex is especially fond of Marshmallow, 2-year-old Holland lop-eared rabbit. — Joe Habina, charlotteobserver, "Rescue Ranch augments mission with an all-inclusive playground for kids," 21 May 2017 Prices: Grilled beef with lop leaf ($6), spring rolls ($6), egg rolls ($6), salt and pepper tofu ($14), vermicelli ($11) and papaya salad ($10) totaled $53, before tax and tip. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, "Review: Popular Green Leaf restaurant comes to the North End," 27 Apr. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The revision to the Unified Development Ordinance would reduce the minimum square footage requirement for new homes, letting developers lop off the equivalent of a small apartment in some cases, or 600 square feet, on a two-story single-family home. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Fishers aims to downsize new homes to meet changing demand," 11 Aug. 2019 The government lopped off Ladakh, a mountainous and predominantly Buddhist area of Jammu and Kashmir, into a separate territory. — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, "Modi’s radical move on Kashmir takes India into uncharted territory," 9 Aug. 2019 Later that month, while her mom was out, Joana sat in the bathroom and lopped off several inches of her hair using a dubious method she’d seen on YouTube tutorials. — Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, "Joana Ceddia got famous on YouTube for being a normal teen. She’s trying to stay that way.," 17 July 2019 Of course, Dizang goes behind his back to start dealing, and when he’s found out, Nam orders Tin to lop off a few of Dizang’s fingers. — Elizabeth Kerr, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The White Storm 2: Drug Lords' ('Sou duk 2: Tindeih deuikyut'): Film Review," 16 July 2019 Fancy Chemutai lops 15 seconds off Shalane Flanagan’s meet record while winning the women’s race at the B.A.A. 10k. — oregonlive.com, "On Jessica Hull’s decision and Allie Ostrander’s stand: Oregon track & field rundown," 24 June 2019 In the 1800s, wild gray wolves loped amid thick Oakland forests on their descendants’ future zoo grounds. — Eduardo Medina, SFChronicle.com, "Gray wolf pups at Oakland Zoo symbolize revival for California-native species," 5 July 2019 Joevia and Tax went to the lead and loped along down the backstretch. — John Cherwa, latimes.com, "Sir Winston holds off favored Tacitus to win Belmont Stakes," 8 June 2019 As the ball began to gain speed down the slope, the five-time major winner loped after it like a parent chasing a runaway toddler. — (brian Ciancio/tns), San Diego Union-Tribune, "Can USGA change course of criticism about recent U.S. Open setups?," 7 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The revision to the Unified Development Ordinance would reduce the minimum square footage requirement for new homes, letting developers lop off the equivalent of a small apartment in some cases, or 600 square feet, on a two-story single-family home. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Fishers aims to downsize new homes to meet changing demand," 11 Aug. 2019 Rees Jones lopped off nearly 100 yards and added a pond to the 15th hole, transforming it into a risk-reward short par-4 for the Ryder Cup. — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "Medinah is ready to host the PGA Tour’s top 70 players for next week’s BMW Championship — finally free from football’s shadow," 10 Aug. 2019 The government lopped off Ladakh, a mountainous and predominantly Buddhist area of Jammu and Kashmir, into a separate territory. — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, "Modi’s radical move on Kashmir takes India into uncharted territory," 9 Aug. 2019 Of course, Dizang goes behind his back to start dealing, and when he’s found out, Nam orders Tin to lop off a few of Dizang’s fingers. — Elizabeth Kerr, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The White Storm 2: Drug Lords' ('Sou duk 2: Tindeih deuikyut'): Film Review," 16 July 2019 In the 1800s, wild gray wolves loped amid thick Oakland forests on their descendants’ future zoo grounds. — Eduardo Medina, SFChronicle.com, "Gray wolf pups at Oakland Zoo symbolize revival for California-native species," 5 July 2019 Fancy Chemutai lops 15 seconds off Shalane Flanagan’s meet record while winning the women’s race at the B.A.A. 10k. — oregonlive.com, "On Jessica Hull’s decision and Allie Ostrander’s stand: Oregon track & field rundown," 24 June 2019 The president’s new measures include a new currency called the sovereign bolivar, which will lop five zeros off the existing tender. — Ryan Dube, WSJ, "Venezuelan Crisis Escalates as President’s Economic Plans Fuel Tensions," 19 Aug. 2018 One after the other, the black slash of my pen like a sword lopped them off. — David Rabe, The New Yorker, "Uncle Jim Called," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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