Lop
Nip
Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside
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Nip and Lop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lop/nip
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