crop
Plants that farmers grow in large numbers for food or to sell.
A plant or group of plants grown in large amounts for food, livestock feed, or other commercial purposes.
To cut the edges off a picture or photo to make it smaller or show only part of it.
To remove unwanted outer areas from an image, photograph, or document.
To cut and take plants when they are ready to eat or sell.
To cut plants short or gather them when they are ready for use.
A small bag in a bird's neck where food stays before going to the stomach.
A pouch-like part of a bird's throat where food is stored before digestion.
- Base: crop
- Plural: crops
- Base: crop
- 3rd Person Singular: crops
- Present Participle: cropping
- Past: cropped
- Irregular present participle: cropping Verb
- Irregular past: cropped Verb
a bumper crop
1Very large harvest of crops
A much bigger amount of crops than usual.
- This year’s good weather led to a bumper crop of wheat.
- The orchard produced a bumper crop of apples.
crop circle
1Pattern made by flattening crops
A large shape made by pressing down crops in a field, often linked to mystery stories.
- Tourists came to see the strange crop circles in the field.
- Many believe crop circles are man-made.
crop up
1Appear unexpectedly
To happen or appear suddenly and without warning.
- Problems will crop up if we don’t plan ahead.
- A few issues cropped up during the meeting.