chop down
phrasal verb
chopped down; chopping down; chops down
: to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground
He chopped the tree down.
She chopped down some thick grape vines.
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Billboard companies are well within their rights to chop down all the plants in the area, said Ryke Longest, a Duke University environmental sciences and policy professor who previously served on the board of Scenic America.
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The big picture: There's long been disagreement about whether chopping down a tree or buying an artificial one is better for the environment.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
The show is loosely inspired by a woman named Julia Butterfly Hill, who in the 1990s, spent more than two years living in a 1,000-year-old tree to save it from being chopped down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Captain James Tarkowski was implicated in both, chopping down Semenyo for the penalty and then gifting possession close to goal for Jebbison’s strike.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The big picture: There's long been disagreement about whether chopping down a tree or buying an artificial one is better for the environment.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
The show is loosely inspired by a woman named Julia Butterfly Hill, who in the 1990s, spent more than two years living in a 1,000-year-old tree to save it from being chopped down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Captain James Tarkowski was implicated in both, chopping down Semenyo for the penalty and then gifting possession close to goal for Jebbison’s strike.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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