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crop

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

Translation

CUT [T] to cut something so that it is short
kırpmak, budamak, keserek biçim vermek
1954
COMPUTER [T] to cut pieces from the sides of a computer image so that it is the size you want2358
GROW [I] UK If a plant crops, it produces fruit, flowers, etc.
ürün vermek,
11
crop up phrasal verb
to happen or appear suddenly
ansızın zuhur etmek, baş göstermek, ortaya çıkmak
The same old problems kept cropping up.1752
(Definition of crop verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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