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crop

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verb

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as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care a family that's been cropping potatoes on that piece of land for generations

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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame

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Noun
Bad weather has also damaged other crops across France, the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes. Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
The overall hair do was cropped to the head, with glossy, shiny bangs split down the middle, with a length that tapers shorter toward the edges of her face. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2024 The Uncut Gems star, 34, shared a video on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Sept. 17, wearing a white T-shirt that was cropped to show off a baby bump. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crop 

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“Crop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crop. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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