lop
1. lop \'la:p\ n [ME loppe] : material cut away from a tree; esp : parts discarded in lumberin g 2. lop vt or lopped; or lop.ping 1a1: to cut off branches or twigs from 1a2: to sever from a woody plant archaic 1b1: to cut off the head or limbs of 1b2: to cut from a person 2a: to remove superfluous parts from 2b: to eliminate as unnecessary or undesirable - usu. used with offX - lop.per n 3. lop vi or lopped; or lop.ping [perh. imit.] : to hang downward; also : to flop or sway loosely