verb / noun
lop
Hanging limply downward.
The rabbit's long ears lop down beside its face.
Etymology
The drooping use belongs with lop-eared and related descriptions. Its deeper origin is uncertain; the cutting verb is not assumed to explain it.
More examples
- One ear lops over while the other stands upright.
- We adopt a lop with soft gray fur.
- Both lops have ears that hang beside their cheeks.
Forms
lop · lops · lopped · lopping