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   crop

   /krɒp/

   noun

   • 1. a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, 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 per cent"
   • 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 or hunting 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 crawmawgulletthroatoesophaguspharynxinformal, dated:the red lanearchaic:throttlegorgegula
   • ▪ an organ resembling a pouch 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"
   • ▪ (of land or a plant) yield a harvest of plants or produce: "the parsley will need protection to continue cropping through the winter"

   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 › 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.

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

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   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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCROP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Crops are plants such as wheat and potatoes that are grown in large quantities for food. Rice farmers here still plant and harvest their crops by hand. The main crop is wheat and this is grown even on the very steep slopes. 2. See also cash crop. 3. countable noun. The plants or fruits that are collected at harvest time are referred to as a crop.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › cropCROP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Crop, harvest, produce, yield refer to the return in food obtained from land at the end of a season of growth. Crop, the term common in agricultural and commercial use, denotes the amount produced at one cutting or for one particular season: the potato crop.

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

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   a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant: Apple growers celebrated their biggest crop ever last year. A crop is also any group of similar things or people: We’ve got a new crop of students coming in every year.

7. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › cropsCrops - National Geographic Society

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   Jan 3, 2024 · Crops are plants, or products made from plants, that are grown and harvested for subsistence or for profit. Crops are typically divided into six categories: food crops, feed crops, fiber crops, oil crops, ornamental crops, and industrial crops.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › crop-agricultureCrop | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

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   Crop, in agriculture, a plant or plant product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, for human consumption (e.g., wheat, potatoes); feed crops, for livestock consumption (e.g., oats, alfalfa); fibre crops, for.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCROP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CROP definition: 1. a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable that is grown in large amounts by farmers 2. the…. Learn more.

10. www.dictionary.com › browse › crops'CROP Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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    Crop definition: the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered. See examples of CROP used in a sentence.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › cropCrop Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CROP meaning: 1 : a plant or plant product that is grown by farmers sometimes used before another noun; 2 : the amount of a crop that is gathered at one time or in one season