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lopping
UK
/ˈlɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɑpɪŋ/
loppings
pl
UK
/ˈlɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɑːpɪŋ/
Translations
The gardener was busy with the lopping of the overgrown branches.
Садовник был занят обрезкой заросших веток.
Definitions
The lopping of the overgrown hedge took all afternoon.
After the storm, the ground was covered with loppings from the damaged trees.
UK
/ˈlɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈlɑːpɪŋ/
Used attributively (e.g., “lopping shears”) or predicatively to describe something engaged in cutting branches.
Definitions
She reached for her lopping shears to trim the lower branches.
lopping
Gerund
lopped
Past Simple
lopped
Past Participle
lopping
Gerund
UK
/lɒp/
US
/lɑp/
Translations
He decided to lop the branches off the tree.
Он решил обрубать ветки с дерева.
The gardener had to lop the dead leaves from the plant.
Садовнику пришлось отрезать засохшие листья с растения.
She used a knife to lop the top of the carrot.
Она использовала нож, чтобы срезать верхушку моркови.
Additional translations
Definitions
The gardener decided to lop the overgrown branches to allow more sunlight to reach the flowers.
The editor had to lop several paragraphs from the article to fit the word count.
Definitions
The gardener collected the lops from the hedge trimming.
The annual lop of the orchard helps maintain the health of the trees.
Definitions
After the storm, the flag was left hanging lop against the pole.