lop Hear it!

lop1 definition

lop (läp)

transitive verb lopped, lopping lop′·ping

  1. to trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems
  2. to remove by or as by cutting off: usually with off

Etymology: ME loppen < OE loppian, prob. < Scand (as in Norw loppa) < IE *leub-, to peel off, break off, var. of base *leubh- > leaf

noun

something lopped off

Related Forms:

lop2 definition

lop (läp)

intransitive verb lopped, lopping lop′·ping

  1. to hang down loosely
  2. to move in a halting way

Etymology: prob. akin to lob

adjective

hanging down loosely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.