English verb: chop off | |||
| 1. | chop off (contact) remove by or as if by cutting | ||
| Samples | Cut off the ear. Lop off the dead branch. | ||
| Synonyms | cut off, lop off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come away, come off, detach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abscise, roach | ||