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   crop

   /kräp/

   noun

   • 1. a cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable: "the main crops were oats and barley"
   • ▪ an amount of produce harvested at one time: "a heavy crop of fruit" Similar harvestyear's growthyieldproducevintagegatheringreapinggleaninggarneringfruits
   • ▪ an abundance of something, especially a person's hair: "he had a thick crop of wiry hair"
   • ▪ the total number of young farm animals born in a particular year on one farm: "failure to observe sound practice leads to a lamb crop at weaning of around 50–60 percent"
   • 2. a group or amount of related people or things appearing or occurring at one time: "the current crop of politicians" Similar batchlotassortmentselectioncollectionsupplyintake
   • 3. a hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short: "she has her hair cut in a short crop"
   • 4. short for riding crop
   • 5. a pouch in a bird's gullet where food is stored or prepared for digestion: "the parent waxbill partially digests food in its crop" Similar crawmawgulletthroatesophaguspharynxinformal, dated:the red lanearchaic:throttlegorgegula
   • ▪ an organ resembling a bird's crop in an insect or earthworm.
   • 6. the entire tanned hide of an animal.

   verb

   • 1. cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short: "she cropped her long golden hair" Similar cut shortcutcliptrimsnipshearshavepareprunefleecelopdockremovedetachcut offhack offchop offtake offshortenmake shortercut shortercut into a bobbarbertonsure
   • ▪ remove part of (a photograph or other image) in order to produce a better picture or to fit a given space: "you can always crop the picture afterwards"
   • 2. (of an animal) bite off and eat the tops of (plants): "the horse was gratefully cropping the grass" Similar graze onbrowse onfeed onnibble (at)eatpastureruminate
   • 3. harvest (plants or their produce) from a particular area: "hay would have been cropped several times through the summer" Similar harvestreapmowgathercollectpickpluckgather intake inbring homeliterary:gleangarnercull
   • ▪ sow or plant (land) with plants that will produce food or fodder, especially on a large commercial scale: "the southern areas are cropped in cotton"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Kropf. From Old English to the late 18th century there existed a sense ‘flower head, ear of corn’, giving rise to crop (sense 1 of the noun) and senses referring to the top of something, whence crop (sense 4 of the noun).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCROPPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Cropping is the present participle of crop, meaning the act of growing or harvesting crops. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of cropping from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     CROP definition: 1. (the total amount collected of) a plant...

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › croppingCropping - definition of cropping by The Free Dictionary

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   Cropping can mean cutting or trimming plants, hair, or images, or harvesting crops. Learn the different meanings and uses of cropping in various contexts with examples and synonyms.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCROP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CROP definition: 1. (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCROPPING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Cropping is the present participle of crop, which means to cut off the top of a plant or to harvest a crop. Learn more about the meaning and usage of cropping with examples from various sources.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cropCrop Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sep 17, 2012 · The meaning of CROP is a pouched enlargement of the esophagus of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration; also : an enlargement of the digestive tract of another animal (such as an insect). How to use crop in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCROPPING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The trimming or masking of unwanted edges or areas of a negative or print.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › croppingCropping Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Cropping Definition. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. Present participle of crop. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lowering. cutting. paring. slashing. shearing. pruning. trimming. clipping. lopping. chopping. truncating. growing. harvesting. mowing. reaping. noun. (mining) Wiktionary. Advertisement.