Definition of "lop" []

• To cut off (a part), especially from a tree or shrub: lopped off the dead branches. (verb-transitive)
• To cut off a part or parts from; trim: lopped the vines back; lopped her curls shorter. (verb-transitive)
• To eliminate or excise as superfluous: lopped him from the payroll. (verb-transitive)
• To hang or let hang loosely; droop. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "As lop is not very nourishing he used to take the money to a shop and get a glass of ginger beer, some broken pieces of meringue and a slice of streaky bacon."
• "Such disparities result in lop-sided and unfair policies that need to be changed to meet everyone’s needs, Meter pointed out."
• "Despite participation by trade unions on both sides, the analysis was variously called lop-sided in favor of employers, a misunderstanding of the American system, or a helpful industrial study leading in"