A.strike off, “ὄζους δρυὸς πελέκει” Pi.P.4.264.
II. more freq. intr. in aor. 2 ἐξήρι^πον, inf. ἐξερι^πεῖν:—fall to earth, “ὡς δ᾽ ὅθ᾽ ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς πατρὸς Διὸς ἐξερίπῃ δρῦς” Il.14.414; χαίτη ζεύγλης ἐξεριποῦσα the mane streaming downwards from the yoke-cushion, 17.440; [κάπροι] αὐχένας ἐξεριπόντες letting their necks fall on the ground, Hes.Sc. 174; fall down, Id.Th.704.—Mostly Ep., but ᾗ ἐξήριπε τὸ κάτηγμα where the fractured part projects, Hp.Off.12.