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lop

/lɒp/verb

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(पेड़ की डालियाँ) छाँटना, काटना

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verblopped, lopping
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    [T] ~ sth (off/away)

    to cut down a tree or cut branches off it

    (पेड़ की डालियाँ) छाँटना, काटना

    • The gardener lopped the dead branches.
    • Several trees were lopped to clear the power lines.

    Synonyms chop prune trim

→Phrasal verbs 1

lop sth off (sth)

to make something smaller or less by a particular amount

(रकम या समय) कम कर देना, घटा देना

  • The new road will lop half an hour off the journey.
  • The company lopped ten per cent off its prices.