chop off

Frequency: 7.511.9 per million words

phrasal verb, to remove something by cutting it

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Examples (10)

  • He chopped off the small branches before cutting down the tree.
  • The chef quickly chopped off the ends of the carrots.
  • In the story, the knight threatened to chop off the dragon's head.
  • You should chop off any dead limbs from the rose bush to encourage new growth.
  • The executioner chopped off the prisoner's head with a single blow.
  • Be careful with that axe, or you might accidentally chop your own foot off!
  • The diseased part of the plant was chopped off to save the rest of it.
  • I was so embarrassed I felt like I could chop my own head off.
  • He is chopping off the top of the coconut with a machete.
  • This powerful machine can chop off thick metal bars in seconds.