crop
🇺🇸
/krɑːp/
🇬🇧
/krɒp/
noun
B2
Plants grown for food or other uses
Farmers grow a crop of wheat in their fields.
B2
The amount of plants harvested in one season
This year's crop of apples was very large.
R
A group of people or things that appear together
This crop of new students is very talented.
R
A short whip for riding horses
The rider used a crop to guide the horse.
R
A very short haircut
She got a new crop hairstyle for summer.
R
Thick, short hair
He has a thick crop of dark hair.
R
A bag-like part in a bird's throat for storing food
Birds store food in their crop before digesting it.
verb
R
To cut hair very short
She decided to crop her hair for a new look.
R
To cut off parts of a picture
You can crop the photo to remove unwanted areas.
R
To eat the tops of plants
The sheep crop the grass in the field.
R
To produce plants for harvest
The corn will crop well this season.
R
To grow plants on land
They crop the land with vegetables every year.
translation
Plants grown for food or other uses; The amount of plants harvested in one season; A group of people or things that appear together; A short whip for riding horses; A very short haircut; Thick, short hair; A bag-like part in a bird's throat for storing food
To cut hair very short; To cut off parts of a picture; To eat the tops of plants; To produce plants for harvest; To grow plants on land
Word Forms
Plural
crops
Progressive
cropping
Past
cropped
Perfect
cropped
3rd Present
crops