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.

Examples of chop down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

But last year, amid Rockit-closing rumors, the choices were chopped down to five selections. —Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 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 and your pocketbook … and what about those sentimental family experiences? —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for chop down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown