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Meaning
Noun
●
In Agriculture:
A
plant
, especially a
cereal
,
grown
to be
harvested
as food,
livestock
fodder
, or
fuel
or for any other economic purpose.
●
The natural production for a specific year,
particularly
of plants.
●
A group,
cluster
or
collection
of things
occurring
at the same time.
●
A group of
vesicles
at the same
stage
of development in a disease.
●
The
lashing
end of
a whip.
●
An
entire
short
whip
, especially as used in horse-riding.
●
A
rocky
outcrop.
●
The
act
of cropping.
●
A
photograph
or other
image
that has been
reduced
by
removing
the
outer
parts.
●
In Animal body parts & Hair:
A
short
haircut.
●
In Anatomy:
A pouch-like part of the
alimentary
tract
of some
birds
(and some other
animals
), used to
store
food before
digestion
or for regurgitation.
●
In Architecture:
The
foliate
part of a finial.
●
The
head
of a
flower
, especially when
picked
; an
ear
of
corn
; the
top
branches
of a tree.
●
In Mining:
Tin
ore
prepared
for smelting.
●
In Mining:
An
outcrop
of a
vein
or
seam
at the surface.
●
An
entire
oxhide.
●
Marijuana.
Verb
●
To
remove
the
top end
of something, especially a plant.
●
To
mow
,
reap
or gather.
●
To
cut
(especially
hair
or an animal's
tail
or
ears
) short.
●
To
remove
the
outer
parts
of a
photograph
or other
image
,
typically
in order to
frame
the
subject
better.
●
To
yield
harvest.
●
To cause to
bear
a crop.
●
To
beat
with a
crop
, or riding-whip.
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Origin
crop
English
cropp
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Harvest
Yield
Whip
Bat
Craw
Switch
Curtail
Riding Crop
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