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chop (down)

verb

Definition of chop (down)

as in to cut (down)

to bring down by cutting we have to chop down that tree out front before it falls on the house

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mow

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The workers are in the district’s landscape maintenance, conservation and experiential programming, fleet and facilities departments — clearing roads, mowing lawns, cleaning buildings, maintaining trails and emptying trash cans.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
The solution is to set your mower blade to the highest setting and mow regularly.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026

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chop (down)

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