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Crop has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the yield from plants in a single growing season

"The drought last summer devastated the local corn crop, leaving farmers with barely enough to feed their families."

2

a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

"The local farmers are preparing their fields for the upcoming corn crop season."

3

a collection of people or things appearing together

"the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"

4

the output of something in a season

"the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"

5

the stock or handle of a whip

"The old farmer shook his head as he inspected the worn crop in his hand before turning to check on the cattle."

6

a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

"The bird carefully swallowed its meal, allowing it to sit safely in the crop while it continued flying."

7

A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

"The farmers planted corn and soybeans as their main cash crop for the upcoming harvest season."

In plain English: A crop is a group of plants grown together for food or other uses.

"The farmer harvested the maize crop before the first frost arrived."

Usage: Use "crop" as a noun to refer to a specific group of plants grown together in a single season for harvest, such as corn or wheat. It describes the collective yield from a field rather than individual stalks or fruits.

Verb
1

cut short

"She wanted her hair cropped short"

2

prepare for crops

"Work the soil"

"cultivate the land"

3

yield crops

"This land crops well"

4

let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

"The farmer decided to crop the hay early so the cows could have fresh grass before the frost arrived."

5

feed as in a meadow or pasture

"the herd was grazing"

6

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

"dress the plants in the garden"

7

To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.

"The farmer decided to crop the tall weeds before they could shade out the corn."

In plain English: To crop something means to cut it short, usually by trimming hair or plants.

"The farmer will crop the field soon to prepare for the next planting season."

Usage: As a verb, to crop means to cut off the heads or tops of plants, such as wheat or corn, usually during harvest. It can also refer to trimming hair or cutting away parts of an image to fit a specific frame.

Example Sentences
"The farmer harvested the maize crop before the first frost arrived." noun
"The farmer harvested his corn crop before the first frost arrived." noun
"This year's apple crop was small due to the lack of rain." noun
"She decided to cut her hair into a stylish new crop style." noun
"The farmer will crop the field soon to prepare for the next planting season." verb
Related Terms
farm corn food field harvest plant farmers plants wheat fields farmer cotton product yield produce farming output grown farms agricultural
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
output plant collection end product handle stomach cut fix bear feed thin out
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fruitage cash crop catch crop cover crop field crop root crop overcrop grass drift shear poll top disbud

Origin

The word "crop" comes from the Old English term for the head or top of a plant. It entered Middle English with this same meaning before traveling into modern usage to describe harvested produce and other related concepts.

Rhyming Words
rop trop prop drop strop atrop upprop unprop toorop bedrop bastrop caltrop de trop pitprop subprop mi krop lathrop interop dewdrop misdrop
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