noun
crop
krop
noun
1
A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
"Wheat is the main crop grown in this region."
"A late frost destroyed much of the fruit crop."
2
A short whip used in horse riding.
"The rider tapped the horse gently with her crop."
verb
1
To trim or cut something short, or to remove the outer edges of a photograph.
"She cropped the photo to remove the background clutter."
"He had his hair cropped very short for summer."
How to Use Crop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually a farm plant grown for harvest, or the act of trimming something (hair, a photo) down to size.
Common pairings
crop failure
crop a photo
crop rotation
a bumper crop
Word Forms
cropped past tense, crops plural, crops singular
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Etymology
From Old English cropp, originally meaning the top or head of a plant, or a bird's craw — later extended to mean a harvest, and then to cutting things short.