crop
crop Lexical Profile
crop Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable, or the total yield harvested in a single season.
"Favorable weather conditions across the plains resulted in a record wheat crop this autumn."
A group or amount of related people or things appearing or produced at one time.
"The university welcomed a promising new crop of engineering graduates this semester."
A very short hairstyle in which the hair is cut close to the head.
"She decided to trade her long curls for a neat, low-maintenance crop before summer."
A short, stiff riding whip with a looped leather lash, used in horse riding.
"The equestrian rested the leather crop lightly against her boot while waiting to enter the ring."
A pouch-like expanded portion of the alimentary tract in many birds, insects, and annelid worms, used for storing food prior to digestion.
"The pigeon stores gathered seeds in its crop before regurgitating them to feed its chicks."
• verb
To trim the outer edges of a photograph or digital image in order to remove unwanted areas or improve framing.
"The graphic designer decided to crop the portrait so the subject's face filled the frame."
To cut something very short, such as hair, fur, or grass, or to bite off the tops of plants while grazing.
"Flocks of sheep closely cropped the lush meadow grass along the hillside."
To appear, occur, or surface unexpectedly (usually followed by 'up').
"Several unforeseen scheduling conflicts cropped up during the final stages of the project."
To plant, cultivate, or harvest agricultural produce on a piece of land.
"Local farmers have cropped these fertile river valleys for generations."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'cropp', originally denoting a bird's craw, the rounded head or top of an herb, or a cluster of blossoms, derived from Proto-Germanic '*kruppaz' (lump or swollen mass).