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crop
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- pronunciation:
- krap
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- cream of the crop, crop up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
agricultural plants or produce.
- synonyms:
- harvest
- similar words:
- produce
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| definition 2: |
the harvest of one or more agricultural products in a year or a season.
- synonyms:
- harvest, yield
- similar words:
- production
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| definition 3: |
any group or collection, as of people, products, or ideas, that appears within a short time.
a crop of new musicals on Broadwaya new crop of students- synonyms:
- batch
- similar words:
- assortment, collection, lot, selection, supply
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| definition 4: |
a whip handle, or the short riding whip used on horses.
- similar words:
- handle, stock, strap, whip
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| definition 5: |
a clipping, as of an animal's ear.
- similar words:
- clip, earmark
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| definition 6: |
a short haircut.
- similar words:
- bob, crew cut, cut, haircut
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| definition 7: |
a pouch in the esophagus of a bird, in which food is stored and prepared for digestion, or a similar digestive organ in lower animals such as insects and earthworms.
- synonyms:
- craw
- similar words:
- esophagus, gullet, maw, throat
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| related words: |
harvest, output, trim, yield |
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| phrase: |
cream of the crop |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
crops, cropping, cropped |
| definition 1: |
to cut off the top or ends of (grass, hair, or the like).
- synonyms:
- top, trim
- similar words:
- clip, cut, graze, lop, mow, prune, shear, snip
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| definition 2: |
to trim.
She cropped the photo before she mounted it.- synonyms:
- clip, trim
- similar words:
- bob, cut, dock, lop, mow, prune, shear, snip
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| definition 3: |
to clip or mark by clipping (an animal's ears).
- similar words:
- clip, cut, earmark, mark
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| definition 4: |
to cause to produce a crop or crops.
- similar words:
- plant, produce
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| related words: |
nip, pare, reap, shorten, trim, truncate |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to plant or produce a crop or crops.
- similar words:
- plant, produce
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| phrase: |
crop up |
| derivation: |
cropless (adj.) |
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