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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The tech is specific enough to register the wingbeat frequency and size of the insect, to make sure the drone chops down moths and not bumblebees. —

Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024 On September 28, 2023, vandals illegally chopped down what is known as the Sycamore Gap tree, a centuries-old sycamore next to Hadrian’s Wall in England. —

Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024 Farmers chop down brush vegetation, then burn it to fertilize the soil. —

Gerardo Aldana, The Conversation, 19 June 2024 According to Smith, many think the solution is to chop down more trees, including the eucalyptus the koalas desperately rely on for survival, which, undoubtedly, will make things hotter still. —

Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for chop down