what does lop mean

LOP. Definition: Lazy Stupid or Awkward. Type: Slang Word (Jargon)

What lop off means?

Synonyms & Antonyms of lop (off)

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument. the hair stylist started by lopping off several inches from her long tresses, before beginning to shape what was left.

How do you use lope in a sentence?

run easily. 1) Hit at a lope, running already down the slope. 2) They’d lope out to a mesa two miles away and walk back. 3) Immediately he was off in a slow lope without having closed the passenger door.

What does lap it up mean?

1 : to respond to enthusiastically or accept eagerly she simply lapped up admiration— Helen Howe readiness to lap up the latest sensation— Herbert Brucker.

What is the bough of a tree?

Definition of bough

: a branch of a tree especially : a main branch.

What does Month of Sundays mean?

Definition of a month of Sundays

informal. : an extremely long time I haven’t talked to her in a month of Sundays.

What does lap it up like a dog mean?

phrasal verb. If you say that someone laps up something such as information or attention, you mean that they accept it eagerly, usually when you think they are being foolish for believing that it is sincere.

What does lighten up mean?

Definition of lighten up

intransitive verb. : to take things less seriously.

What are boughs of holly?

Like other evergreens, holly leaves, flowers, and berries sprout from rigid, wooden limbs. When cut, these limbs are called boughs of holly — hence the popular Christmas carol lyrics, “Deck the halls with boughs of holly!” These lyrics refer to decorating a home with holly.

What does it mean when they say when the bough breaks?

A bough is a large branch from a tree. You know: “When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall” A “lullaby” about a baby careening to the ground from a broken branch? (Nice.)

Is Bow a branch?

A bough (pronounced /bau/) is a main branch of a tree. Its homonym bow has several meanings including: to quit a competition, to bend the body in an act of submission or reverence, to acknowledge applause, or debut. Bow can be pronounced /bo/ and has an alternate meaning.

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