lop (off)

verb

Definition of lop (off)next
as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lop (off)
  1. shave
  2. cut
  3. cut back
  4. clip
  5. trim
Verb
  • The precipitous decline shaved $2.4 billion off Trump’s net worth between Wednesday and Friday, cutting deeply into the $3.6 billion in gains Trump made during the previous month.
    David Goldman, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • After quadrupling in price just days before, the stock has lost 31% of its value during a two-day decline, shaving about $1.9 billion from former President Donald Trump's stake in the business.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of shave
Verb
  • With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut
Verb
  • O’Leary said the measure will be more pronounced as other countries cut back, meaning the difference will be closer to £10.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The video cuts back and forth from the second couple — both of whom turned 60 last month — to a beaming Roberts and his wife Tricia.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut back
Verb
  • Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • During a July rally in Butler, Pa., a rooftop gunman clipped Trump in the right ear and killed an attendee.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of clip
Verb
  • The new legislative maps trimmed that lean down to 53%, raising questions from Republicans and enthusiasm from Democrats over whether the seat would flip parties under the new maps.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Restaurant Brands on Tuesday trimmed its outlook for full-year system-wide sales growth to a range of 5% to 5.5%, down from its prior range of 5.5% to 6%.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of trim
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near lop (off)

loping

lop (off)

lopped

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Lop (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lop%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
silhouette of a man with a megaphone against a british flag
Another Great British Vocabulary Quiz, Innit? A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond