Definition of crop
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a pouched enlargement of the esophagus of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration
also
: an enlargement of the digestive tract of another animal (such as an insect)
2a(1)
: a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence
an apple crop a crop of wool
(2)
: the total yearly production from a specified area
b
: the product or yield of something formed together
the ice crop
c
: a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle
the current crop of films
d
: collection
a crop of lies
3
: the stock or handle of a whip
also
: a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop
4
[crop entry 2]
a
: the part of the chine of a quadruped (such as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers
—usually used in plural
— see cow illustration
b
: an earmark on an animal
especially
: one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear
c
: a close cut of the hair
He has a thick crop of hair.
crop
verb
cropped; cropping
Definition of crop (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: 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 crop
1
: to feed by cropping something
2
: to yield or make a crop
3
: to appear unexpectedly or casually
Problems crop up daily.
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The first known use of crop was before the 12th century
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