Lop \Lop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Lopping.]

[Prov. G. luppen, lubben,to cut, geld, or OD. luppen, D. lubben.]

1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to sho? -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or remove as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its branches. ``With branches lopped, in wood or mountain felled.'' --Milton.

Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts. --Pope.

2. To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a hedge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)