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cropnoun

uk ​ /krɒp/ us ​ /krɑːp/

cropverb

uk ​ /krɒp/ us ​ /krɑːp/ -pp-

crop verb (CUT)

› [ T ] to make something shorter or smaller, especially by cutting:

He had his hair cropped when he went into the army.

› [ T ] When animals such as sheep or horses crop grass or other plants, they eat the top parts.

› [ T ] to remove some or all of the edges from a picture, leaving only the most important part:

He cropped the photo so that only the face remained.

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Phrasal verb(s)

crop up

(Definition of “crop” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"crop" in American English

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cropnoun [ C ]

us ​ /krɑp/

crop noun [ C ] (PLANT)

› a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts on a farm, or the total amount gathered of such a plant:

Apple growers celebrated their biggest crop ever last year.

› A crop is also any group of similar things or people:

We’ve got a new crop of students coming in every year.

cropverb [ T ]

us ​ /krɑp/ -pp-

crop verb [ T ] (CUT)

› to cut something to make it shorter:

The brothers both had their hair cropped.

Phrasal verb(s)

crop up

(Definition of “crop” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"crop" in Business English

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cropnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /krɒp/ us ​ PRODUCTION

› a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially for food:

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.
crop production.
Genetically modified crops continue to be controversial.
See also
cash crop
subsistence crop

› the total amount of a crop that is collected in one season:

Last year there was a bumper crop of maize (= a very large one).

(Definition of “crop” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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