单词 | lop |
释义 | lop 1. v. & n. --v (lopped, lopping)   1. tr. a (often foll. by off, away) cut or remove (a part or parts) from a whole, esp. branches from a tree. b remove branches from (a tree).   2. tr. (often foll. by off, away) remove (items) as superfluous.   3. intr. (foll. by at) make lopping strokes on (a tree etc.). --n parts lopped off, esp. branches and twigs of trees. Phrases and idioms lop and top (or crop) the trimmings of a tree. Derivatives lopper n. Etymology: ME f. OE loppian (unrecorded): cf. obs. lip to prune 2. v. (lopped, lopping)   1. intr. & tr. hang limply.   2. intr. (foll. by about) slouch, dawdle; hang about.   3. intr. move with short bounds.   4. tr. (of an animal) let (the ears) hang. Phrases and idioms lop-ears drooping ears. lop-eared (of an animal) having drooping ears. Derivatives loppy adj. Etymology: rel. to LOB |
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