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lop off

VERB
excise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
black out cross out cut out edit eradicate expunge exterminate stamp out
STRONG
amputate cut destroy elide erase extirpate extract gut launder resect slash strike trim
WEAK
X out blot out blue pencil cut off cut up exscind exsect knock off scissor out scratch out wipe out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
add
STRONG
insert lose put in
VERB
top
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trim
STRONG
amputate cream crop curtail decapitate dock pare pollard prune ream shear shorten skim truncate
WEAK
cut off detruncate file off scrape off shave off
Antonyms
STRONG
elongate increase lengthen
WEAK
add

Example Sentences

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The AI did, however, lop off part of my hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

In his Newsnight interview, Lowe said of Farage's "brutal" leadership style "If people become, if you like, too tall a poppy, he tends to lop off the head of the poppy".

From BBC • May 15, 2025

State lotteries typically lop off 24% of winnings for federal taxes, and the bill can run even higher because the top federal income tax rate is 37%.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Does that mean developers should lop off the back of hotels to make housing?

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Mom’s laser eyes continued to lop off my body parts.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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