chop down
phrasal verb
chopped down; chopping down; chops down
: to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground
He chopped the tree down.
She chopped down some thick grape vines.
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If it was chopped down, Reeder could lie across the stump with more than a foot to spare.
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Not least because the Italian coach's first job was to face down some of the club's biggest egos as the unwieldy squad was chopped down to size.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
But that tree winds up chopped down and headed to the Big Apple.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tech is specific enough to register the wingbeat frequency and size of the insect, to make sure the drone chops down moths and not bumblebees.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
Not least because the Italian coach's first job was to face down some of the club's biggest egos as the unwieldy squad was chopped down to size.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
But that tree winds up chopped down and headed to the Big Apple.
—Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
The tech is specific enough to register the wingbeat frequency and size of the insect, to make sure the drone chops down moths and not bumblebees.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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