chop off

• Фразовый глагол, означающий отрезать что-либо, особенно быстрым, резким ударом.

A phrasal verb meaning to cut something off, especially with a quick, sharp blow.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Sever or cut offinformal

   To cut something off, especially with a sharp tool like a knife or axe.

   Отрубить

   • He chopped off the dead branches from the tree.
   • The chef chopped off the ends of the carrots.
   • She accidentally chopped off a piece of her finger while cooking.

   Synonymsamputatecleavecut offdetachlop offremovesever

   Antonymsattachconnectjoin

2. Remove abruptlyinformal

   To remove something suddenly or forcefully.

   Отсечь

   • The company chopped off several departments during the restructuring.
   • He chopped off his long hair for a new look.
   • The editor chopped off the last paragraph of the article.

   Synonymsamputatecut offlop offsever

   Antonymsaffixattachconnectfastenjoin

Base verbchop