Meaning & Definition of Crop in English
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Crop
/krɑp/
noun
1. The yield from plants in a single growing season
synonym:
- crop,
- harvest
2. A cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
synonym:
- crop
3. A collection of people or things appearing together
- "The annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
synonym:
- crop
4. The output of something in a season
- "The latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
synonym:
- crop
5. The stock or handle of a whip
synonym:
- crop
6. A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
synonym:
- craw,
- crop
verb
1. Cut short
- "She wanted her hair cropped short"
synonym:
- crop
2. Prepare for crops
- "Work the soil"
- "Cultivate the land"
synonym:
- cultivate,
- crop,
- work
3. Yield crops
- "This land crops well"
synonym:
- crop
4. Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
synonym:
- crop,
- graze,
- pasture
5. Feed as in a meadow or pasture
- "The herd was grazing"
synonym:
- crop,
- browse,
- graze,
- range,
- pasture
6. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- "Dress the plants in the garden"
synonym:
- snip,
- clip,
- crop,
- trim,
- lop,
- dress,
- prune,
- cut back
Examples of using
The frost will ruin the crop.
We had a record crop this year.
They're the cream of the crop.