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crop
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- pronunciation:
- krap
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- cream of the crop, crop up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
plants grown on a farm.
Corn is an important crop.
- synonyms:
- harvest
- similar words:
- produce
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| definition 2: |
the harvest of one or more farm products in a year or a season.
The potato crop was small this year.- synonyms:
- harvest, yield
- similar words:
- production
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| definition 3: |
any group that appears within a short time.
A new crop of students graduated this year.- 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 pouch in the digestive system of a bird, between its mouth and stomach. The crop stores food and prepares it for digestion.
- similar words:
- esophagus, throat
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| related words: |
output, trim, yield |
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| phrase: |
cream of the crop |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
crops, cropping, cropped |
| definition 1: |
to cut off the top or ends of.
He cropped the bushes along the path.- synonyms:
- top, trim
- similar words:
- clip, cut, mow, prune, shear, snip
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| definition 2: |
to trim.
She cropped the photo before she put it in a frame.- synonyms:
- clip, trim
- similar words:
- bob, cut, mow, prune, shear, snip
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| related words: |
nip, pare, reap, shorten, trim |
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| phrase: |
crop up |
| derivation: |
cropless (adj.) |
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