English verb: lop | |||
1. | lop (contact) cut off from a whole | ||
Samples | His head was severed from his body. The soul discerped from the body. | ||
Synonyms | discerp, sever | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
Verb group | break up, sever | ||
2. | lop (contact) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||
Samples | Dress the plants in the garden. | ||
Examples | They lop the trees | ||
Synonyms | clip, crop, cut back, dress, prune, snip, trim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thin out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, top | ||