chop off
phrasal verb
chopped off; chopping off; chops off
: to remove (something) by cutting
She'd had her ponytail chopped off.
He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree.
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All told, this week’s decline chopped off 545 points from the Dow.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Maybe with some scenes chopped off, Capone could feel worthwhile and less like punishment for its character.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, a vandal chopped off the Ranch Club stallion’s, um, manhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In the book, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) chops off romance novelist Paul Sheldon's feet as part of her efforts to entrap him permanently in her home.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Maybe with some scenes chopped off, Capone could feel worthwhile and less like punishment for its character.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
In the 1990s, a vandal chopped off the Ranch Club stallion’s, um, manhood.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Chop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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