单词 | cropping |
释义 | crop1 of 2noun ˈkräp 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 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 2 of 2verb cropped; cropping transitive verb 1 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 crop intransitive verb 1 : to feed by cropping something 2 : to yield or make a crop 3 : to appear unexpectedly or casually Problems crop up daily. cropping verb1 as in growing 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in shaving 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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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