lop off

• Verbo frasal que significa cortar algo, especialmente uma parte de algo, frequentemente com um movimento rápido ou brusco.

A phrasal verb meaning to cut something off, especially a part of something, often in a quick or forceful manner.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Cut offinformal

   To cut something off, usually with a quick, sharp motion.

   Cortar fora

   • He lopped off the dead branches from the tree.
   • The butcher lopped off a piece of meat for the customer.
   • She lopped off the ends of the rope with a knife.

   Sinônimoschop offcut awaysever

   Antônimosaffixappendattachconnectjoinunite

2. informal

   To remove or reduce something, often drastically or abruptly.

   Cortar ou reduzir

   • The company lopped off several departments to cut costs.
   • The editor lopped off the last chapter of the book.
   • They lopped off a significant portion of the budget.

   Sinônimosaxechop offcurtailcutcut offparereduceremoveseverslashtrim

   Antônimosaddincrease

Verbo baselop