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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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.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
But by 2018, many of the forests were gone, chopped down for fuel and farms.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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 Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Take his infamous moment of chopping down his golf bag in disgust at TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
But by 2018, many of the forests were gone, chopped down for fuel and farms.
—Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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 Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Take his infamous moment of chopping down his golf bag in disgust at TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Chop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20down. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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