Dictionary definition · crop
noun
- the yield from plants in a single growing season
- a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
- a collection of people or things appearing together"the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
- the output of something in a season"the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
- the stock or handle of a whip
- a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
verb
- cut short"She wanted her hair cropped short"
- prepare for crops"Work the soil"
- yield crops"This land crops well"
- let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
- feed as in a meadow or pasture"the herd was grazing"
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of"dress the plants in the garden"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).