crop meaning and definition

CROP noun

Definition of crop (noun)

1. the yield from plants in a single growing season
   • synonyms: harvest
2. a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
3. a collection of people or things appearing together
   • "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
4. the output of something in a season
   • "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
5. the stock or handle of a whip
6. a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
   • synonyms: craw

CROP verb

Definition of crop (verb)

1. cut short
   • "She wanted her hair cropped short"
2. prepare for crops
   • "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
   • synonyms: cultivate, work
3. yield crops
   • "This land crops well"
4. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
   • synonyms: graze, pasture
5. feed as in a meadow or pasture
   • "the herd was grazing"
   • synonyms: browse, graze, pasture, range
6. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   • "dress the plants in the garden"
   • synonyms: clip, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim