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crops
/kɹɒps/
In its agricultural sense, the word evokes images of abundance, seasonality, and human labor. It differs from "plants" by implying a purposeful, large-scale cultivation for consumption or profit.
When referring to the total yield (e.g., "a bumper crop"), it shifts from describing the plants themselves to describing the volume of the result. This usage can extend metaphorically to any produced group, such as "a crop of new recruits."
As a verb, the focus is on precision and removal. Unlike "cut," which is generic, "crop" implies an intentional shaping or refining—whether removing the edges of a digital image to improve composition or shearing hair for utility and neatness.
Countable when referring to different types of plants grown (e.g., 'The region grows various crops like soy and corn'). Uncountable or singular collective when referring to the total yield of a single season's harvest (e.g., 'We had a bumper crop of wheat this year').
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Meanings
Examples
Heavy rains destroyed the rice crops across the valley.
We had a bumper crop of tomatoes in the garden this summer.
The village depends entirely on its annual corn crops for survival.
I need to crop this image so it fits the profile picture slot.
Just crop out the background and leave the logo in the center.
He keeps his hair cropped close to the scalp for a clean look.
The soldiers all had their hair cropped short during basic training.
Wait, let me crop this photo before I send it to you.
Collocations & Compounds
cash crops
Noun collocation: crops grown specifically to be sold for profit rather than for use by the farmer
bumper crop
Noun collocation: an unusually large harvest
cash crop
Noun collocation: a crop grown for sale
crop out
Verb collocation: to remove a specific part of an image by cropping
Phrasal Verbs
Idioms & Sayings
Etymology
Derived from the Old English word cropp, meaning head or top, which itself stems from the Proto-Germanic kroppaz. The term originally referred to the top part of a plant or the head of a person or animal. Over time, the meaning shifted from the physical top of a plant to the entire plant grown for food, and eventually evolved into a verb describing the act of cutting the top or edges of something.