- lop down
- intransitive verb
: to sit or lie down : flop 2a
thought she'd just lop down a few minutes on the old sofa — Harriet B. Stowe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lop down
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Lop — (l[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben, to cut, geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.] 1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to shorten by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lop-ears — ˈlop ears 7 [lop eared lop ears] noun plural ears that hang down at the side of an animal s head Derived Word: ↑lop eared … Useful english dictionary
Lop — Lop, v. t. To let hang down; as, to lop the head. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lop — Lop, a. Hanging down; as, lop ears; used also in compound adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lop — [ lap ] verb transitive to cut down a tree or cut some of its branches off ,lop off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to cut something off something else in one smooth movement 2. ) to reduce something: The Fed has lopped another quarter percent off… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lop — [v] trim chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, mow, pare, pare down, prune, shear, snip, truncate; concepts 176,236,247 … New thesaurus
lop — lop1 [läp] vt. lopped, lopping [ME loppen < OE loppian, prob. < Scand (as in Norw loppa) < IE * leub , to peel off, break off, var. of base * leubh > LEAF] 1. to trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems 2. to… … English World dictionary
lop-eared — /lop eard /, adj. having ears that droop or hang down. [1680 90] * * * … Universalium
lop-eared — [läp′ird΄] adj. having ears that droop or hang down … English World dictionary
lop — lop1 /lop/, v., lopped, lopping, n. v.t. 1. to cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant. 2. to cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc. 3. to cut off the branches, twigs, etc., of (a tree or other plant).… … Universalium
