Thesaurus results for LOP

lop

verb

as in to prune

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Recent Examples of lop Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut by 20 percent a forecast for Florida orange production in the current growing season and lopped another 14 percent off the anticipated harvest of grapefruit. —

Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024 The formula for the volume of a truncated pyramid (one with its top lopped off, also known as a frustum) is an order of magnitude more sophisticated. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024 Altogether, 14 decimal places will have been lopped off the bolivar, meaning a one bolivar note in 2022 will be worth 100 trillion bolivars of the 2008 vintage. —

Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021 From there, River marches off to stick his face in the fan — and, no surprise gets a bit lopped up by the blades. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lop

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Verb

Although they can be pruned into any shape, Wood recommends that pruning is kept within the framework of the plant.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
Grape vines and trees will lose their crop if they aren’t pruned in time.

— Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025