Definition of crop
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)
2 a (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
[2crop]
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.
