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- pronunciation:
- lap
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lops, lopping, lopped |
| definition 1: |
to chop or cut off (a part or parts), esp. from a plant or animal.
- similar words:
- chop, prune, sever
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| definition 2: |
to remove, as an unwanted or unnecessary part of something.
I lopped three sentences from the paragraph.- similar words:
- prune
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| related words: |
crop, dock, hack, nip, truncate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to chop, cut off, or remove anything.
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| related words: |
hack |
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| derivation: |
lopper (n.) |
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