lop

UK
/lɒp/
US
/lɑp/

Translations

lopnoun
lops
pl
UK
/lɒp/
US
/lɑp/
The tree had a lop after the storm.
У дерева был обрубок после шторма.
Additional translations
lopverb
lopped
Past Simple
lopped
Past Participle
lopping
Gerund
UK
/lɒp/
US
/lɑp/
He decided to lop the branches off the tree.
Он решил обрубать ветки с дерева.
She used a knife to lop the top of the carrot.
Она использовала нож, чтобы срезать верхушку моркови.
The gardener had to lop the dead leaves from the plant.
Садовнику пришлось отрезать засохшие листья с растения.
Additional translations
lopadjective
more lop
Comp.
most lop
Super.
Archaic/literary use meaning ‘hanging loosely; drooping’. Still encountered in compounds such as “lop-eared”.

Definitions

lopnoun
A part or section that has been cut off or removed.
The gardener collected the lops from the hedge trimming.
The act of cutting off branches or parts of a tree or plant.
The annual lop of the orchard helps maintain the health of the trees.
lopverb
To cut off branches, twigs, or other parts from a tree or plant.
The gardener decided to lop the overgrown branches to allow more sunlight to reach the flowers.
To remove something by or as if by cutting.
The editor had to lop several paragraphs from the article to fit the word count.
lopadjective
Hanging down loosely; drooping.
After the storm, the flag was left hanging lop against the pole.