lop
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1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | thin out, |
| definition | : | make sparse (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | shear, |
| definition | : | cut with shears (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | poll, pollard, |
| definition | : | convert into a pollard (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pinch, top, |
| definition | : | cut the top off (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | disbud, |
| definition | : | thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers (verb.contact) |
2. cut off from a whole (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cut, |
| definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | break up, sever, |
| definition | : | set or keep apart (verb.contact) |
3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
| definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pruning, |
| definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, |
| definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
| definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
| definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
4. cut off from a whole (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
5. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | clip, clipping, snip, |
| definition | : | the act of clipping or snipping (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipping, trim, trimming, |
| definition | : | cutting down to the desired size or shape (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | pruning, |
| definition | : | the act of trimming a plant (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | clipper, |
| definition | : | shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | snip, snippet, snipping, |
| definition | : | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | pruner, trimmer, |
| definition | : | a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | crop, harvest, |
| definition | : | the yield from plants in a single growing season (noun.plant) |
6. cut off from a whole (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | lopper, pruner, pruning hook, |
| definition | : | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees (noun.artifact) |
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