lopped

verb

Definition of loppednext
past tense of lop
as in pruned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lopped
  1. pruned
  2. trimmed
  3. clipped
  4. curtailed
  5. pared
  6. hacked
  7. cut back
Verb
  • Because the buds are not present during the winter months, these plants can be pruned in late winter or early spring, before new growth begins.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Here are 10 popular types of garden plants that are best pruned in wintertime.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruned
Verb
  • There are also far too many songs in A Complete Unknown—most are profoundly affecting, but a few ought to have been strategically trimmed.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The hope is that NASA will use its limited budget to continue to fund this kind of research, but the worry is that as costs get trimmed with a focus on human exploration of the Moon and Mars, work that doesn’t have an obvious and immediate practical application will fall by the wayside.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • These abolitionists argued that among the causes of prostitution were the social, economic, and political limitations that curtailed women’s opportunities in other spheres.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Western and Arab states, as well as Israel, would like to see Iran’s influence in Syria curtailed, but none wish for a radical Islamist regime to replace Assad.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of curtailed
Verb
  • News that Berkshire Hathaway has pared positions may be having an effect.
    John Navin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Truth Social parent company surged above 50% after the close Tuesday but has since pared back those gains.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Michele Luhn,Ashley Capoot,Julie Coleman,Josephine Rozzelle,Ece Yildirim,Ruxandra Iordache,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,CJ Haddad, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of pared
Verb
  • What is the best way to protect your Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android devices from getting hacked?
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In particular, the documentary suggests that Lichtenstein may have been inspired to commit the Bitfinex hack by his father, Eugene, who hacked into the First National Bank of Indiana, as well as a Secret Service computer, many years earlier.
    Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hacked
Verb
  • The former exec fears that the triple-A industry can't grow any bigger, but there may be a way to cut back.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • As a matter of city policy, Austin Energy has been cutting back the portion of its energy generation from coal.
    Asher Price, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut back
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