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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On the morning of September 28, 2023, a farmer called the police to report that the Sycamore Gap tree had been chopped down.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Perez worked over Ripley’s leg, and was able to chop down the big tree despite giving away a lot of size in the match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
About a week and a half later, my grandma texted me that one of the trees was chopped down and the cover for the axe was still on it right by the tree.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Why would someone cut down DTLA trees? The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday who was captured on surveillance footage using a chainsaw to chop down multiple trees in Downtown L.A. over the weekend.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Perez worked over Ripley’s leg, and was able to chop down the big tree despite giving away a lot of size in the match.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
About a week and a half later, my grandma texted me that one of the trees was chopped down and the cover for the axe was still on it right by the tree.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Why would someone cut down DTLA trees? The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday who was captured on surveillance footage using a chainsaw to chop down multiple trees in Downtown L.A. over the weekend.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chop down
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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