lop
verb
[ lɒp ]
• cut off (a branch, limb, or twig) from the main body of a tree.
• "they lopped off more branches to save the tree"
lop
noun
• branches and twigs lopped off trees.
• "in many forests they took the lop and top, and in some cases the stump, of trees"
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): of unknown origin.
lop
verb
• hang loosely or limply; droop.
• "a stomach that lopped over his belt"
Origin:
late 16th century: probably symbolic of limpness; compare with lob.
