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crop en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

krŏp
/kɹɒp/ (New-Zealand)
/kɾɒp/ (Wales)
/kɹɑp/ (General-American)
/kɹɔp/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
/kɹɒp/ (Canada, Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation)
/kɾɔp/ (Scotland)
(US) audio
[kɹɔ̟p] ~ [kɹɞ̠p] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English crop, croppe, from Old English cropp, croppa (“the head or top of a plant, a sprout or herb, a bunch or cluster of flowers, an ear of corn, the craw of a bird, a kidney”), from Proto-West Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“body, trunk, crop”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to warp, bend, crawl”). Doublet of group. Cognates Cognate with Dutch krop (“crop”), German Low German Kropp (“a swelling on the neck, the craw, maw”), German Kropf (“the craw, ear of grain, head of lettuce or cabbage”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kropp (“body, trunk”), Faroese and Icelandic kroppur (“body”). Related to crap. Doublet of group and croup.

Meanings

A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- The farmer had to decide which crop to grow as his main bet for the coming year. Would it be barley, oats, or something else?
The production amount of such an output for a specific season or year, particularly of plants.
- It was a good crop of oats this year. What a nice change after last year's crop!
(figuratively) A group, cluster, or collection of things occurring at the same time.
- The university had an exceptional crop of graduates in 1892, including three who went on to win Nobel Prizes.
- The decade produced a whole crop of ideas about space travel.
- And even if Anna Wintour wanted to invite a fresh crop of internet talent, who would she choose? Can you name anyone in the past year who has ascended in a major way? 2024 June 26, Stephanie McNeal, “Influencers Aren’t Getting Famous Like They Used To”, in Glamour:
A group of vesicles at the same stage of development in a disease.
- The patient had a crop of bumps indicative of chicken pox.
The lashing end of a whip.
An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding.
A rocky outcrop.
The act of cropping.
A photograph or other image that has been reduced by removing the outer parts.
- This indicates to the engraver that the subject may be cropped to yield the size desired, but it is advisable that the position for the crop also be determined and marked, else some essential feature of the copy may be cut off by arbitrary cropping to get the required size. 1924, Harry Appleton Groesbeck Jr., “Preparation of Copy”, in The Process and Practice of Photo-engraving, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, Indicating Sizes, page 234:
A short haircut.
- From an inner pocket he produces a costly Ramillies Wig, shakes it out in a brisk Cloud of scented Litharge, and claps it on, with a minimum of fuss, over his ascetic’s Crop. 1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 227:
- She went from a ponytail to a crop.
- Eton crop
A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.
- A little bird sat on the edge of her nest; Her yellow-beaks slept as sound as tops; That day she had done her very best, And had filled every one of their little crops. 1871, George MacDonald, “The Early Bird”, in At the Back of the North Wind:
- As the wildebeest shrinks, the circle of sated birds lounging in the short grass expands. With bulging crops, the vultures settle their heads atop folded wings and slide their nictitating membranes shut. 2015 December, Elizabeth Royte, “Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them.”, in National Geographic, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2015:
- The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass along its gullet and down into its crop. 1892 [January], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. VII.—The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III (January to June), number [13], London: George Newnes, Limited, […], page 84, column 2:
The foliate part of a finial.
(archaic, dialectal) The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of a tree.
Tin ore prepared for smelting.
An outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
An entire oxhide.
(in-plural, slang) Marijuana.
- Cops, come and try to snatch my crops / These pigs wanna blow my house down 1993, “Insane in the Brain”, in Black Sunday, performed by Cypress Hill:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
crops	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (246)

fi latvus (head of a flower; an ear of corn; top branches of a tree) · ca fuet (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · cs (jezdecký) bičík (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · tl balun-balunan (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · la seges (plant grown for any economic purpose) · vi diều (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · enm croppe (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ro recoltă (natural production for a specific year) · as ফচল (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi satokasvi (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Kehlsack (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fi ryöppy (group, cluster or collection of things) · mi nae (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mi tāngaengae (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ca pap (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · kk бөтеке (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · de Gerte (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · bg множество (group, cluster or collection of things) · cs vole (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · be ураджа́й (natural production for a specific year) · ko 수확 (act of cropping) · ga crann fuipe (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · cs krátký sestřih (short haircut) · fi rajaus (act of cropping) · gl cultivo (plant grown for any economic purpose) · nl voedselgewas (plant grown for any economic purpose) · lv kultūraugs (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it mucchio (group, cluster or collection of things) · fi leikkokukka (head of a flower; an ear of corn; top branches of a tree) · nl oogst (natural production for a specific year) · cic ani' (natural production for a specific year) · enm croppe (natural production for a specific year) · de Kurzhaarschnitt (short haircut) · ga prócar (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ba уңыш (natural production for a specific year) · sv gröda (plant grown for any economic purpose) · tr kursak (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · bg гуша (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · de Reitpeitsche (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · de Blüte (rocky outcrop) · it rapata (short haircut) · cmn 嗉囊 (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · gd buain (act of cropping) · ja 集まり (group, cluster or collection of things) · it coltura (plant grown for any economic purpose) · oc pap (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · da kro (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · th กระเพาะพัก (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · es cultivo (plant grown for any economic purpose) · nl rijzweepje (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · ga fuip mharcaíochta (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · hy կտնառք (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · pdt Kropp (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · hu termény (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ro gușă (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · hy քուջ (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · eo rikoltaĵo (natural production for a specific year) · az çinədan (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mi huakai (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it raccolto (natural production for a specific year) · el πρόλοβος (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · sh volja (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · sv skörd (natural production for a specific year) · it taglio corto (short haircut) · gl papo (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · eo rikoltaĵo (plant grown for any economic purpose) · as শস্য (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi viljelykasvi (plant grown for any economic purpose) · hu begy (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · th พืชไร่ (plant grown for any economic purpose) · pdt Arnt (natural production for a specific year) · bg посев (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ota قورساق (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cs skupina (group, cluster or collection of things) · cs plodina (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ro păr scurt (short haircut) · de Blüte (mining: outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface) · nn kro (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ba иген (plant grown for any economic purpose) · pl wysyp (group, cluster or collection of things) · ja 作物 (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ur فصل (natural production for a specific year) · es papo (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ro cravașă (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · bg къса подстрижка (short haircut) · de Jahresernte (natural production for a specific year) · sv kräva (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · pt açoite (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · ko 작물 (plant grown for any economic purpose) · la seges (natural production for a specific year) · pt safra (natural production for a specific year) · it mietitura (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ru зоб (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ru урожа́й (natural production for a specific year) · de (landwirtschaftliche) Kultur (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ja 嗉囊 (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cs úroda (natural production for a specific year) · id tembolok (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · hy խածի (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ca collita (natural production for a specific year) · fr récolte (natural production for a specific year) · de Kropf (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · gd sgròban (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cmn 作物 (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi viljelyskasvi (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Geißel (lashing end of a whip) · ko 멀떠구니 (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · nb kro (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · it raccolto (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi ratsupiiska (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · cy crombil (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mi tenga (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cic ani' (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi tähkä (head of a flower; an ear of corn; top branches of a tree) · hu haszonnövény (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi kupu (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mnc ᡴᠣᠩᡤᠣᠯᠣ (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ru сельскохозя́йственная культу́ра (plant grown for any economic purpose) · mn бэтэг (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ar حَوْصَلة (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ga barr (group, cluster or collection of things) · ja 収穫量 (natural production for a specific year) · it ritaglio (act of cropping) · tg ҳосил (natural production for a specific year) · bg жътва (natural production for a specific year) · sl poljščina (plant grown for any economic purpose) · hi फ़सल (natural production for a specific year) · zza qır (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · es rapado (short haircut) · fi kallio (rocky outcrop) · ga bearradh dlúth (short haircut) · egy A-z:x-T30 (natural production for a specific year) · uk во́ло (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fi raippa (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · ce йалта (plant grown for any economic purpose) · gl colleita (natural production for a specific year) · kn ಎರೆಚೀಲ (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ca conreu (plant grown for any economic purpose) · nl krop (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · hu termés (natural production for a specific year) · la ingluvies (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · pl plon (natural production for a specific year) · fr cravache (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · ota حاصل (natural production for a specific year) · pl urodzaj (natural production for a specific year) · nl voedselplant (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ast buche (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cs ořez (act of cropping) · uk урожа́й (natural production for a specific year) · nl keelzak (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ml വിളവെടുപ്പ് (act of cropping) · as শইচ (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ga barr (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ro cultură (plant grown for any economic purpose) · uz ekin (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi piiska (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · pt cultivo (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ru обнаже́ние (rocky outcrop) · de Jahrgang (group, cluster or collection of things) · sh jahaći bič (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · eo vipeto (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · eo kropo (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fi rajaus (reduced photograph or other image) · it coacervo (group, cluster or collection of things) · ru вы́ход на пове́рхность (rocky outcrop) · te పంట (plant grown for any economic purpose) · ast menezuela (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · it messe (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Ernte (natural production for a specific year) · lt gūžys (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · he יבול (natural production for a specific year) · ja 短髪 (short haircut) · scn lavuri (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it frustino (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · ar مَحْصُول (natural production for a specific year) · pt chibata (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · fi pixie (short haircut) · ga barr (natural production for a specific year) · pt colheita (natural production for a specific year) · tl ani (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fr jabot (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · de Bündel (group, cluster or collection of things) · nl gewas (plant grown for any economic purpose) · cmn 收穫 /收获 (natural production for a specific year) · da afgrøde (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it insieme (group, cluster or collection of things) · de Erntegut (plant grown for any economic purpose) · kix vèulǜpūi (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · la frux (plant grown for any economic purpose) · te పంట (natural production for a specific year) · sl pridelek (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi lyhyt tukka (short haircut) · enm croppe (head of a flower; an ear of corn; top branches of a tree) · lt gurklys (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · el γκούσα (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · ml വിള (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it stomaco (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · kk бөтеге (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mi huanga kai (plant grown for any economic purpose) · es cosecha (natural production for a specific year) · ja 鞭 (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · myv пуярмо (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · es fusta (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · pl wole (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · it massa (group, cluster or collection of things) · ga bearradh gairid gruaige (short haircut) · tft foufou (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · mi koropa (entire short whip; riding crop — see also riding crop) · nl bros (short haircut) · ru посе́в (plant grown for any economic purpose) · bg култура (plant grown for any economic purpose) · lv guza (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · cs várka (group, cluster or collection of things) · grc πρόλοβος (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · pt papo (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fi rajaaminen (act of cropping) · uk врожа́й (natural production for a specific year) · sh usjev (plant grown for any economic purpose) · it gozzo (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · rm puppen (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · de Cropping (act of cropping) · de Getreide (plant grown for any economic purpose) · la messis (plant grown for any economic purpose) · kk жемсау (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · nl opbrengst (natural production for a specific year) · fi sato (natural production for a specific year) · ja 収穫 (act of cropping) · de Feldfrucht (plant grown for any economic purpose) · pl roślina uprawna (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Krone (head of a flower; an ear of corn; top branches of a tree) · de Ausschnitt (reduced photograph or other image) · el σοδειά (natural production for a specific year) · is nytjajurt (plant grown for any economic purpose) · fi leikkaaminen (act of cropping) · fi hyötykasvi (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Vielzahl (group of vesicles) · sh berba (natural production for a specific year) · ml വിള (natural production for a specific year) · pt cultura (plant grown for any economic purpose) · de Vielzahl (group of vesicles) · es buche (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fi leikkaus (act of cropping) · de Gemüse (plant grown for any economic purpose) · es agosto (natural production for a specific year) · cmn 嗉子 (part of bird's or other animal's alimentary tract) · fa محصول (natural production for a specific year)

crop en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

krŏp
/kɹɒp/ (New-Zealand)
/kɾɒp/ (Wales)
/kɹɑp/ (General-American)
/kɹɔp/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
/kɹɒp/ (Canada, Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation)
/kɾɔp/ (Scotland)
(US) audio
[kɹɔ̟p] ~ [kɹɞ̠p] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English croppen (“to cut, pluck and eat”), from Old English *croppian. Cognate with Scots crap (“to crop”), Dutch kroppen (“to cram, digest”), Low German kröppen (“to cut, crop, stuff the craw”), German kröpfen (“to crop”), Icelandic kroppa (“to cut, crop, pick”). Literally, to take off the crop (top, head, ear) of a plant. See Etymology 1.

Meanings

(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
- I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 17:22:
(transitive) To mow, reap or gather.
(transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
- And the knave who refuses to drink till he fall, / Why the hangman shall crop him — ears, love-locks, and all. 1890, George John Whyte-Melville, Holmby House: A Tale of Old Northamptonshire, page 92:
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
- Crop the photo for emphasis and composition. 1964, Proctor P. Taylor Jr., “Photographs”, in Preparing Contractor Reports for NASA: Technical Illustrating (NASA Special Publications; 7008), 2nd edition, Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, published 1967, →OCLC, NASA SP-7008, page 18:
- Reduce to six inches wide and crop to eight inches high. 1924, Harry Appleton Groesbeck Jr., “Preparation of Copy”, in The Process and Practice of Photo-engraving, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, Indicating Sizes, page 234:
- You'll see that when you enlarge a subject to many times its normal size, and then crop the photo so there is nothing in proportion to be recognized, all resemblance to the original can be hidden. 1944 July, “WHAT ARE: Name These Enlarged Pictures”, in Popular Science, volume 145, number 1, →ISSN, page 168:
(intransitive) To yield harvest.
(transitive) To cause to bear a crop.
- to crop a field
(transitive) To beat with a crop, or riding-whip.
- She cropped the horse into a comfortable canter and enjoyed the familiar rhythm and bounce of the horse's stride. 2013, Mary Hart Perry, Seducing the Princess:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
cropping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
crops	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
cropped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
cropped	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

outcrop · overcrop · crop up · uncrop · crop out · crop-ear · miscrop · recrop · croppable

Translations (73)

ro tunde (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · hy եզրատել (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it tagliare (remove top part) · es recortar (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it scontornare (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · nl bijsnijden (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · de (Haustiere) kupieren (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · it ridurre (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · gl espuntar (remove top part) · gd buain (remove top part) · fi typistää (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · mi mutumutu (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · it rifilare (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · ro recolta (remove top part) · enm croppen (remove top part) · de trimmen (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it ridimensionare (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it rapare (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · nl bijknippen (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it rimuovere (remove top part) · nrf touôser (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · sh potkratiti (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · fi rajata (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · mi parekuhi (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · de stutzen (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · ro cultiva (remove top part) · ru подстрига́ть (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · ro tăia (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · de (Haar) kurz schneiden (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · ru среза́ть (remove top part) · ca rapar (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · bg стрижа (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · sv beskära (remove top part) · bg кастря (remove top part) · de kürzen (remove top part) · ca retallar (remove top part) · it accorciare (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · ru обреза́ть (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · ro culege (remove top part) · de enthaupten (remove top part) · ru обреза́ть (remove top part) · nl brosknippen (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · it ridimensionare (remove top part) · fi leikata (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · pt podar (remove top part) · gl recortar (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it ritagliare (remove top part) · de einpassen (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · uk обріза́ти (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it tagliare (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · sh skratiti (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · fr découper (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · pt encurtar (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · sv beskära (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · gl esbicar (remove top part) · de köpfen (remove top part) · ru купи́ровать (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · pt recortar (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · sl obrezati (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · de beschneiden (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · fr rogner (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · es retacear (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · io rekortar (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · ga bearr (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · ru обреза́ть (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · de trimmen (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · de ausschneiden (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · cs ořezat (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · ro decupa (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · it ritagliare (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · ca retallar (remove outer parts of (a photograph or image)) · es rapar (to cut (hair/tail/ears) short) · fi leikata (remove top part)

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crop en · NOUN · etymology 1

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crop en · VERB · etymology 2

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