chop down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === chop down (third-person singular simple present chops down, present participle chopping down, simple past and past participle chopped down) (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chop,‎ down. (idiomatic, transitive) To curtail, shorten (slang, transitive, dated) To attack (someone) with a knife; to kill (someone), especially by shooting with an automatic weapon. ==== Translations ====