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lop¹ Definition

lop (läp)

transitive verb lopped, 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

lop¹ Related Forms

lop′·per noun

lop² Definition

lop (läp)

intransitive verb lopped, lop′·ping

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

Etymology: prob. akin to lob

adjective

hanging down loosely

lop Synonyms

lop

v.

  1. To hang

    slump, flop, droop; see hang 2.

  2. To cut off; said especially of branches

    crop, prune, chop; see cut 1, trim 1.

lop Usage Examples

Object

  • tree: If you want to fell or lop a tree you must notify the Council six weeks before the work is due to take place.
  • branch: Some courses will also have trained chainsaw operators who know how to lop branches at height safely.
  • damage: TPOs prohibits the cutting down, uprooting, topping, lopping, wilful damage or wilful destruction of trees without the Local Authorities consent.
  • top: You do not have any right to lop the top of such trees or hedges.

Converse of object

have: We have a few french lops which we have started to breed with with loads of help from Laura at Woodland Lops.

Adjective modifier

  • mini: We have recently bonded him with the very glamorous mini lop Heidi.
  • French: Now there are two more big French lops bounding around four of us in total.
  • black: Pippa is a black dwarf lop, 9 month old, not neutered.
  • English: Mr and Mrs Birch We got our Giant English lop at the same time as our eglu and he seems to really enjoy it.

Modifies a noun

  • rabbit: Breeding The ideal age for the female English Lop rabbit to start breeding is 9 months of age.
  • ear: The Welsh pig is white, with lop ears meeting at the tips just short of the pig's nose.
  • bunny: We need a temp foster home for our 2yr old black lop bunny.

Modifying Another Word

just: You can't just lop someone's head off and blame it on the Vikings.

Followed by an intransitive particle

off: The rest of the crowd hang back to see who gets their head lopped off.

Followed by a transitive particle

off: Hundreds of yards at the side of the brook were littered with heaps of branches lopped off trees.

Particle object:

  • branch: The cutting down consisted of climbing the tree and lopping off branches before finally felling the tree.
  • head: We need to remind ourselves that merely lopping off the heads of the Al Queda hydra will only make it grow more.

Preposition: of

tree: For tree roosting species, the felling or lopping of old trees may remove actual or potential wintering or breeding roost sites.

Noun used with modifier

  • dwarf: Pippa is a black dwarf lop, 9 month old, not neutered.
  • French: We have a few french lops which we have started to breed with with loads of help from Laura at Woodland Lops.