chop down

Verb

Meaning

cut down

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lop shiv hew fell slash besiege cut down aggress cut through felling brained scalloping

Hypernyms

fell drop cut down strike down

Examples

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax. Abraham Lincoln

Let me tell you something. A man ain't a goddamn ax. Chopping, hacking, busting every goddamn minute of the day. Things get to him. Things he can't chop down because they're inside. Toni Morrison

I grew up in the Cayman Islands. I didn't play video games or watch TV. I would basically come home from school, throw down my backpack, grab my machete, and go hike and chop down trees to make a fort. Armie Hammer

You must chop down the tree that gives too much or too little shade. Russian Proverb

Hmmm ... we chop down trees and chop up wood. Traditional Proverb

Close letter words and terms

chop chord chop cup chop dollar chop fine chop finely chop him up