to crop
1
2.3
- verb
- /krɑp/
:
cultivar
- Before winter arrives, we need to crop the bushes to encourage healthier growth in spring.
So you go to a no till system, you go to a biologic carbon capture through through cover cropping.
- So you go to a no till system, you go to a biologic carbon capture through through cover cropping.
Examples
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After the summer rains, it's time to crop the rice paddies for a successful harvest.
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The cabo began to crop grass contentedly as Hael went to look at the feathers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then he was turned out to crop grass.
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By then, the price of cotton was up to about $10 per pound, making the value of the state's cotton crop approximately $19.96 million.
Academic text (2015) -
On the family farm, more children meant more labor to crop more land with greater efficiency; whereas in the city, more children mean more unproductive mouths to feed.
Blog text (8) -
After practice, when the chain gang mowers have started to crop the tall outfield grass, Elliot waits in the bleachers for his dad to pick him up.
Fiction book (1992) -
Farmers usually crop their fields at the end of the growing season to gather the harvest.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
To move and shape materials with hands or tools
801
1.0
Plant and care for crops or plants for food
480
3.0
To grow plants or crops for food
95
2.6
Cut something to make it smaller or neater
85
1.0
To cut grass or crops with a machine like a lawnmower
51
1.6
To cut hair or plants shorter with scissors
44
1.5
To turn over and break up soil before planting
42
1.0
To grow crops or raise animals for food
38
4.0
To prepare land for growing crops
11
5.3
To prepare land for crops by ploughing
8
4.2
Cut off branches to make a tree or plant tidy and healthy
6
3.4
Cut branches and stems from a plant to help it grow and keep its shape
4
3.9
To trim stems or branches so a plant grows better
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.6
Spraying crops from a low-flying plane with chemicals to kill pests or help them grow
- Specialized
1
3.4
A plant with a large part under the ground that people eat, like a potato or carrot
- Specialized
1
4.6
A plant grown for a specific market rather than as a main food crop, like fruits or flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crop as a verb meaning to produce or harvest comes from the noun crop ('harvest' or 'what is gathered'). So to crop land is to grow and gather crops or to get the land ready for a good harvest.