English dictionary
crop
/kr/A/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the yield from plants in a single growing season
Synonyms harvestSource: WordNet 3.0
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a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
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a collection of people or things appearing together
ExamplesThe annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas.
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the output of something in a season
ExamplesThe latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores.
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the stock or handle of a whip
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a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Synonyms crawSource: WordNet 3.0
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The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.
Source: webster1913
verb
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cut short
ExamplesShe wanted her hair cropped short.
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prepare for crops
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yield crops
ExamplesThis land crops well.
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let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
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feed as in a meadow or pasture
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cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
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To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.
Source: webster1913
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To yield harvest.
Source: webster1913