chop off

phrasal verb

chopped off; chopping off; chops off

: to remove (something) by cutting

She'd had her ponytail chopped off.

He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree.

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Her natural beauty is not limited to her face, chopping off her hair to put a hard stop to her weave fixation. —

India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024 Piglets have their teeth clipped and tails chopped off, and the males’ testicles are cut out, all without pain relief. —

Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 But more pressing matters than revenge hove into view when the Japanese invade, chopping off body parts in a bloody incursion that will last seven years. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024 The forest is also supervised, uh, particularly to create zones and areas in which, uh, people cannot chop off trees in order to, for instance, cultivate anything. —

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