crop
21crop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, craw, head of a plant, yield of a field, from Old English cropp craw, head of a plant; akin to Old High German kropf goiter, craw Date: before 12th century 1. a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds… …
22crop — crop1 W3 [krɔp US kra:p] n [: Old English; Origin: cropp bird s crop, top part of a plant ] 1.) a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food →↑GM ▪ The main crops were oats and barley. ▪ crop production ▪ crops… …
23crop — I UK [krɒp] / US [krɑp] noun Word forms crop : singular crop plural crops ** 1) a) [countable] a plant grown for food, usually on a farm That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible… …
24crop — crop1 [ krap ] noun ** 1. ) count a plant grown for food, usually on a farm: That year, crop failure led to widespread famine. They re all out planting the crops today. the possible health risks posed by genetically modified crops cash crop… …
25crop — n. & v. n. 1 a the produce of cultivated plants, esp. cereals. b the season s total yield of this (a good crop). 2 a group or an amount produced or appearing at one time (this year s crop of students). 3 (in full hunting crop) the stock or handle …
26crop — noun 1》 a plant cultivated on a large scale for food or other use, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable. ↘an amount of a crop harvested at one time. 2》 an amount of related people or things appearing at one time: the current crop of… …
27crop — 01. Farmers fear that this season s entire [crop] may have been destroyed in the storm. 02. Marijuana is one of the biggest selling [crops] grown in this country. 03. One of the major money making [crops] of Southern Ontario is tobacco. 04. The… …
28crop — I n. 1) to grow; plant a crop 2) to gather, harvest, reap a crop 3) to bear, yield a crop 4) to rotate crops 5) to dust, spray crops 6) a bountiful, bumper, record; poor crop 7) a cash; staple crop II v. (N; used with an adjective) they cropped… …
29crop — [[t]krɒp[/t]] n. v. cropped, crop•ping 1) agr. the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop[/ex] 2) agr. the yield of such produce in one season 3) the yield of any product in a season 4) a group of persons …
30crop — 1. noun /krɒp,kɹɑp,kɹap/ a) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose. a crop of ideas b) The natural production for a specific year, particularly …
