lop

verb (lops, lopped, lopping)

«lop» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To lop is to cut off with one swift stroke, such as a branch or a head. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a hero lops off the heads of a monster

Examples

The hero lopped off the dragon's head. tree →
Dad lopped the dead branch off the tree. tree →
Jason lopped the branch from the tree. tree →

Note

nothing for maths in general; 'lop off 9' takes 9 away, so the count goes down by 9.

In Jewish tradition

It means to cut off branches. In Isaiah it pictures God cutting down proud trees.

Interpretation. The trees stand for proud kings and nations. Commentators read the lopping as God's judgment on Assyria, and the lofty brought low.

Examples

Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the boughs with terror; and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be laid low. (Prophets ISA.10.33, JPS 1917) tree →
For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off. (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths in general; 'lop off 9' takes 9 away, so the count goes down by 9.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «lop» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«lop» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «lop» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«lop» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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