1. (

• discerp ,
• sever ,
• lop ,

) cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body" ;

2. (

• snip ,
• clip ,
• crop ,
• trim ,
• lop ,
• dress ,
• prune ,
• cut_back

) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" ;