Difference between Lop Off and Prune

LOP OFF vs PRUNE: NOUN

The dried fruit of one of several varieties of the common plum-tree.
An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.
Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
Dried plum
A plum; in recent usage (especially in the western United States), a plum-suitable to be dried as a prune.
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery
A large dark purple plum, of oval shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving, either dried or in sirup.
The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis.
The edible fruit of a sapindaceous tree (Pappea Capensis).
A plum.
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material); as, to prune a budget.
Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust.
To cut off or remove dead or living parts or branches of (a plant, for example) to improve shape or growth.
To remove or cut out as superfluous.
To reduce.
To remove what is superfluous or undesirable.
To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.

To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay.
To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.
To preen; to prepare; to dress.

To dress or trim, as birds their feathers; preen: also used figuratively.
To lop off superfluous twigs or branches, as from a vine, bush, or tree.
To arrange or dress the feathers with the bill: said of birds, and also used figuratively.
To clear from anything superfluous: remove what is superfluous or objectionable from.
To lop superfluous twigs or branches from (a vine, bush, or tree); trim with a knife.
To lop off as superfluous or injurious; remove by cutting.

Cut into, Exscind, Keep apart, Serpette, Forcarve, Succision, Do away with, Prune, Clear away, Snathe, Chop down, Knock over, Whittle down, Chop off, Cut off

Cobble, Detach, Pry, Curtail, Plum, Reduce, Clip, Cut back, Dress, Crop, Rationalize, Cut, Snip, Lop, Trim

Forcut, Cut into, Exscind, Keep apart, Serpette, Forcarve, Succision, Do away with, Prune, Clear away, Snathe, Chop down, Knock over, Whittle down, Cut off

Cobble, Detach, Pry, Curtail, Plum, Reduce, Clip, Cut back, Dress, Crop, Rationalize, Cut, Snip, Lop, Trim

The Florentines usually asserted their power over the local nobles by ordering them to lop off their towers.
Sow seed in spring, then lop off the aboveground plant parts after the first frost and dig the roots.
Bill only tried to lop off a few branches, and to cut down some of the rank undergrowth.
Do you not know that I could allow you to lop off my head right now?
Those who deny that Jesus is God lop off the very branch they sit upon to make their denial.
In making a statement, lop off branches; stick to the main facts in your case.
You can lop off the ends of the bones if necessary.
Ep is fucking Conan lop off your head, volcano melting awesomeness piece as!
And if you lop off the branches, will they not die also?
We need to lop off that top branch of the tree.

Hive to prune data while processing a query.
Prunes and prune culture in, existing conditions, etc.
Prune Trees and Shrubs Continue to train and safety prune trees and shrubs on all City grounds.
WHEN to prune: The best time to prune most roses in the Bay Area is in January, when they should be dormant.
HRT410 Prune and Train Trees, Shrubs and ClimbersTo provide students with the skills and knowledge to prune and train a variety of amenity plants.
After the transmission of the first prune, no additional prunes will be transmitted on reception of data until the prune lifetime has expired.
Prune and Tokaji parfait, prune cake, Tokaji jelly.
Pruning is seldom needed except for removal of faded flowers, but if you do prune, it is best to prune in March.
This will trigger further Prune messages from receivers, and the Prune state will be instantiated once more.
This article describes how to plant, prune, fertilize and care, even when to prune.