chop off
phrasal verb
chopped off; chopping off; chops off
: to remove (something) by cutting
She'd had her ponytail chopped off.
He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree.
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Limbs and digits are chopped off everywhere, blood flows like rivers and countless heads are severed in the heat of battles sometimes taking place in both bright sunshine and pelting rain.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Children who would arrive at schools, their clothes taken off, their hair that they were told was sacred, chopped off.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
Somerset tries to chop off George’s hand for fighting in front of the king (yeah, okay, sure), but James intervenes.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Her natural beauty is not limited to her face, chopping off her hair to put a hard stop to her weave fixation.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Children who would arrive at schools, their clothes taken off, their hair that they were told was sacred, chopped off.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
Somerset tries to chop off George’s hand for fighting in front of the king (yeah, okay, sure), but James intervenes.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Her natural beauty is not limited to her face, chopping off her hair to put a hard stop to her weave fixation.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Chop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20off. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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