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crop
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- pronunciation:
- krap
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Crops are plants that farmers grow. Corn, wheat, and beans are examples of crops.
In school, we learned that corn is an important crop in our state. Rice and fruit are important crops in China.
- synonyms:
- harvest
- similar words:
- produce
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| definition 2: |
The amount of a particular crop that is grown in one year or season is also called a crop.
The farm produced a large crop of potatoes this year.- synonyms:
- harvest
- similar words:
- production
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| definition 3: |
A crop is a short riding whip used on horses. The handle of any whip is also called a "crop."
She stood by the horse with her riding crop under her arm.- similar words:
- handle, stock, strap, whip
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| related words: |
trim |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
crops, cropping, cropped |
| definition: |
When you crop something, you cut away small parts of it.
He cropped the photo to take out some things he didn't want in the picture.- synonyms:
- clip, trim
- similar words:
- cut, mow, shear
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| related words: |
shorten |
| derivation: |
cropless (adj.) |
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