lop

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive, usually) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
2. To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
3. To allow to hang down.

Noun

That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.

Noun

A flea.

Noun

1. (US, dated, slang) (usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
2. Any of several breeds of rabbits whose ears lie flat.

Sinonieme

prune

cut

trim

clip

chop

cut off branches

crop

cut off

sever

droop

cut back

hang down

hew

slash

amputate

hack

discerp

dress

👗

snip

curtail

cleave

cut out

clear

cut down

intercept

hollow out

call in

dangle

disfigure

divide

abrogate

ablate

harvest

cull

breathe

crush

extirpate

expunge

cross out

break

fell

gather

abridge

hang

excise

eliminate

cross off

eject

edit

branch

Vertalings

podar

κλαδεύω

potare

podar

απόκλαδα

élaguer

cortar

praecido

σκύβω

podar

branchage

κρεμώ

couper

stutzen

esporgar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɒp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: loppe

Geërf van Old English: loppe

Verwante met Deens: loppe

Verwante met Sweeds: loppa

Verwante met Middle High German: lüpfen

In summary

From Middle English loppe (“bough”); the verb is a back-formation from the noun.