lop

Plural: lops

Verb

Verb Forms: lopped, lopping, lops

To cut off a branch or part from something.
cut off from a whole
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
To allow to hang down.

Noun

That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.
A flea.
(usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
Any of several breeds of rabbits whose ears lie flat.

Examples

Hadway wi ye man, ye liftin wi lops.
He decided to LOP off the extra ’S’ to play a shorter, higher-scoring word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English loppe (“bough”); the verb is a back-formation from the noun.

Synonyms

clip, crop, cut back, discerp, dress, prune, sever, snip, trim, snead

Scrabble Score: 5

lop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

lop: valid Words With Friends Word