Meaning & use

crop

noun·Everyday

A cultivated plant grown in large quantities, especially one harvested for food or profit.

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Farmers rotate their crops each season to keep the soil healthy.

A late frost destroyed much of the region's wheat crop.

A note on using this word

Crop is also a common verb meaning to cut off part of an image or to trim hair or plants short.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To cut off the edges of a photograph or image, or to trim something short.

She cropped the photo so only her friend's face was visible.

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