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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The situation had become a national crisis by 2012, when 425 of the park’s rhinos were poached, their horns chopped off and the carcasses left to rot. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2025 Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes. —

Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 But with an eye on making inroads to the US, Micro Mobility Systems AG has sealed the front door, chopped off the roof and ripped out the sides for the Spider concept. —

Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025 The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off. —

Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chop off