lop /lɒp $ lɑːp/ (also lop off) verb (past tense and past participle lopped, present participle lopping) [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: lop 'small branches cut off' (15-20 centuries)]

1. to cut something, especially branches from a tree, usually with a single strong movement Synonym : chop, chop off:
Workmen have lopped off more branches in an effort to save the tree.

2. to reduce an amount, especially of money, by a particular amount:
They lopped £16 off the price.
lop something from something
Citicorp plans to lop $1.5 billion a year from its operating costs.

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