Answer:

lop

Answer	Crossword Clue
LOP	Cut off
LOP	Remove some branches
LOP	Trim

LOP	Remove, as branches
LOP	Dock
LOP	Cut
LOP	Hang limply
LOP	Prune
LOP	Take shears to
LOP	Remove branches
LOP	Cut short

LOP	Do some pruning
LOP	Use a machete
LOP	Cut (off)
LOP	Hack (off)
LOP	Hew
LOP	Take a bough
LOP	Chop off
LOP	Hack off

LOP	Use shears
LOP	Sever
LOP	Slice
LOP	More than trim
LOP	Shorten, in a way
LOP	Cut off, as branches
LOP	Shear (off)
LOP	Sever, with "off"

LOP	Shorten
LOP	Eared or sided preceder
LOP	Take a bough?
LOP	...-eared
LOP	Bush cut?
LOP	Hang like a bunny's ear
LOP	Thin out, as branches
LOP	Truncate

LOP	Remove, as a branch
LOP	Chop (off)
LOP	Make big cuts
LOP	Cut branches from
LOP	Cutt off

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.