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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From the stray strands that always manage clog the shower drain, to the time-consuming drying and styling process, inches chopped off the length of your hair literally removes weight off your neck and shoulders.
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
With spring on the horizon and the NFL season in the rearview mirror, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 29, decided to switch up his hairstyle, chopping off a sizable amount of his signature mohawk.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Cops are looking for a man who chopped off most of the fingers on a man’s hand with a machete after a sidewalk dispute in the Bronx erupted over their dogs barking at each other, police said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
With spring on the horizon and the NFL season in the rearview mirror, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 29, decided to switch up his hairstyle, chopping off a sizable amount of his signature mohawk.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Cops are looking for a man who chopped off most of the fingers on a man’s hand with a machete after a sidewalk dispute in the Bronx erupted over their dogs barking at each other, police said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Chop off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20off. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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