Lopping

//ˈlɒpɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc. form-of, gerund
  2. 2
    That which is cut off; leavings.

    "[…] I ſhall only throvv the ſtrong Point of Light upon that Part vvhich coincides vvith Roman Hiſtory, and of that Part only on the Point of Time vvhen they received the great and final Stroke vvhich made them no more a Nation; […] I ſay nothing of the Loppings made from that Stock whilſt it ſtood; nor from the Suckers that grevv out of the old Root ever ſince."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of lop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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abscindamputateannihilatebagbaggingbaggy

Example

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"I've been lopping trees all afternoon and shredding them into mulch for the garden."

Etymology

From lop + -ing.

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