crop

/krɒp/ verb (present participle cropping, past tense and past participle cropped)

Definition

CUT [T] › to cut something so that it is short

COMPUTER [T] › to cut pieces from the sides of a computer image so that it is the size you want

GROW [I] UK › If a plant crops, it produces fruit, flowers, etc.

(Definition of crop verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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