to crop
- verb
- /krɑp/
- She decided to crop her hair short for the summer.
- crop an image
OK, so now that is cropped too short.
- OK, so now that is cropped too short.
Examples
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For video, have a button for mode that electronically crops the image to the current dimension.
Blog text (2) -
Next, choose Image, Crop to crop out the edge.
Academic text (2000) -
Then, of course, you must crop the image.
Academic text (2005) -
Personally, I like to use Photoshop, so that way I can crop the image a little bit.
Blog text (1) -
Crop each image to fit the card format and eliminate any extraneous elements.
Academic text (2001) -
After taking the picture, he chose to crop it to focus on the sunset.
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To improve the composition, please crop the edges of the image evenly.
Synonyms
Cut something to make it smaller or neater
To cut grass or crops with a machine like a lawnmower
Make a person's hair shorter using scissors or clippers
To cut hair or plants shorter with scissors
Cut branches and stems from a plant to help it grow and keep its shape
To trim stems or branches so a plant grows better
Make a thing smaller by cutting or removing parts
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
Spraying crops from a low-flying plane with chemicals to kill pests or help them grow
- Specialized
A plant with a large part under the ground that people eat, like a potato or carrot
- Specialized
A plant grown for a specific market rather than as a main food crop, like fruits or flowers
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crop as a verb meaning to cut very short comes from the idea of cutting off the 'top' from cropp. That's why you can crop hair or a photo — you cut away the outer or top parts to make it shorter.