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chop sth down

phrasal verb with chop
 
/tʃɒp/
 
US  /tʃɑːp/ verb [T] (-pp-)

Definition

C2 to cut through something to make it fall down: Most of the diseased trees were chopped down last year.Cutting and stabbing
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