(-pp-) [VN] to cut down a tree, or cut some large branches off it
PHRASALVERBS
lop sth<->off (sth)
1 to remove part of sth by cutting it, especially to remove branches from a tree
2 to make sth smaller or less by a particular amount:
They lopped 20p off the price of each unit.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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