CHOP DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chop down mean? 

• CHOP DOWN (verb)
  The verb CHOP DOWN has 1 sense:

1. cut down

  Familiarity information: CHOP DOWN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOP DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut down

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

George chopped down the cherry tree

Hypernyms (to "chop down" is one way to...):

cut down; drop; fell; strike down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They chop down the trees

 Context examples 

So the Woodman took his axe and began to chop down small trees to make a raft, and while he was busy at this the Scarecrow found on the riverbank a tree full of fine fruit.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

"But in the picture there are many sun-dogs, and it comes into my mind to call it 'The Sun- Dog Trail.' It was a long time ago, seven years ago, the fall of '97, when I saw the woman first time. At Lake Linderman I had one canoe, very good Peterborough canoe. I came over Chilcoot Pass with two thousand letters for Dawson. I was letter carrier. Everybody rush to Klondike at that time. Many people on trail. Many people chop down trees and make boats. Last water, snow in the air, snow on the ground, ice on the lake, on the river ice in the eddies. Every day more snow, more ice. Maybe one day, maybe three days, maybe six days, any day maybe freeze-up come, then no more water, all ice, everybody walk, Dawson six hundred miles, long time walk. Boat go very quick. Everybody want to go boat. Everybody say, 'Charley, two hundred dollars you take me in canoe,' 'Charley, three hundred dollars,' 'Charley, four hundred dollars.' I say no, all the time I say no. I am letter carrier.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)