chop down
(slang, transitive, dated) To attack (someone) with a knife; to kill (someone), especially by shooting with an automatic weapon.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(slang, transitive, dated) To attack (someone) with a knife; to kill (someone), especially by shooting with an automatic weapon.
chop down a tree
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“george washingon once chop down Non-gram”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(idiomatic, transitive) To curtail, shorten.
In the final edit, the film was chopped down to two hours.
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