单词 | to lop out |
释义 | > as lemmasto lop out a. intransitive. To hang loosely or limply; to droop; to flop or sway limply about. Also to lop out: to protrude in an ungraceful or lopsided manner. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > hang or be suspended [verb (intransitive)] > hang down > droop or hang limply droopa1400 dreepc1430 amortize1480 lop1578 weep1764 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > project or be prominent [verb (intransitive)] > awkwardly to lop out1854 fork1882 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxxxiii. 123 Nine or ten yellow floures..hanging lopping downewardes. 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 75 524 Three exterior walls encompass it, and an eccentric work lops out at either side. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xx. 230 These [sheep] filed in about nine o'clock, their vermiculated horns lopping gracefully on each side of their cheeks. 1882 Cent. Mag. 23 652 The señora tried to brace up triumphantly, but could only lop about in her saddle. 1892 Harper's Mag. June 17/1 His under jaw lopped, and his brow contracted. 1892 Temple Bar Jan. 36 Her..figure was rather disguised than set off by garments that fell lopping round her. < as lemmas |
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