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lop down

C1 neutral separable transitive

In simple words

You cut a tree all the way through until it falls down.

Literal meaning: To cut something so that it falls down.

Meanings

1 C1 neutral

rare

To cut down a tree or tall plant by repeatedly striking or cutting through the trunk.

"They lopped down the old oak tree because its roots were damaging the foundations."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Uncommon. 'Chop down' or 'cut down' are far more frequently used for felling trees. 'Lop down' may be found in gardening or forestry contexts but is not standard in everyday speech.

Commonly used with

tree trunk shrub bush timber

Forms

Base

lop down

I/you/we/they

3rd person

lops down

he/she/it

Past simple

loped down

yesterday

Past participle

loped down

have + pp

-ing form

loping down

continuous

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Synonyms

chop down cut down fell hew down bring down

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