"chop off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: chops off [present, singular, third-person], chopping off [participle, present], chopped off [participle, past], chopped off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chop off (third-person singular simple present chops off, present participle chopping off, simple past and past participle chopped off)
  1. (transitive, literally) To sever by chopping or as if by chopping. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-chop_off-en-verb-pmop2dBh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (transitive, slang) To end (something); to finish (something). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-chop_off-en-verb-z67pPE7F

Inflected forms

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        "To end (something); to finish (something)."
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