crop

[US]/krɒp/
[UK]/krɑːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a plant that is grown in large quantities for food or other products; the total amount of a plant produced at one time; a hairstyle where the hair is cut short
vt. to plant or grow (a plant); to gather (a plant) when it is ready; to cut (hair) short
vi. to gather a plant when it is ready

Phrases & Collocations

crop rotation

crop yield

harvesting crops

crop failure

crop production

in crop

grain crop

crop up

main crop

food crop

a crop of

good crop

crop waste

crop circle

field crop

crop year

crop insurance

forage crop

standing crop

oil crop

Example Sentences

a heavy crop of fruit.

the current crop of politicians.

a crop of new ideas.

The crops are backward this year.

the prostration of crops by the wind

The wheat crop is safely in.

a bumper crop of corn.

Misprints often crop up in the papers.

the proper time to plant a crop;

variability in crop yields

the appliance of science could increase crop yields.

the standing crops of game cover.

he had a thick crop of wiry hair.

crops drilled in autumn.

the crop was ready to be reaped and garnered.

Real-world Examples

Hope you're all doing well as the year winds down and exam crop up.

Source: CNN Listening December 2013 Collection

The government also bought up excess crops.

Source: Economic Crash Course

Rain or shine, there's always a bumper crop of stories.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

The elephants usually come here - lots of them - and they crop raid on the crops.

Source: 6 Minute English

Today, potatoes are the fifth largest crop there.

Source: Global Slow English

Then in harvest, he tests its crop again.

Source: NPR News September 2013 Compilation

Used to mean better crops, and less disease.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

They are threshing crops under the scorching sun.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

They celebrate the annual harvest of their staple crop.

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

They began to build a home and plant crops.

Source: Western Exploration of the United States

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