lop something off or away Definition

lop¹
verb

lopped, lopping
1. To cut off (especially the branches of a tree).

Thesaurus: trim, clip, cut, prune, chop.
Form: lop off (often)

Etymology: 15c.

Phrasal Verb: lop something off or away

To cut away the unnecessary or superfluous parts of something.
Example: lopped five pages off the article