Main Entry:

²crop

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

cropped; crop·ping

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1 a: to remove the upper or outer parts of <crop a hedge> <crop a dog's ears> b: harvest <crop trout> c: to cut off short : trim <crop a photograph>2: to cause (land) to bear a crop <planned to crop another 40 acres> ; also : to grow as a cropintransitive verb1: to feed by cropping something2: to yield or make a crop3: to appear unexpectedly or casually <problems crop up daily>