krɔp 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 of a
whip. 4 a a
style of
hair cut very short. b the cropping of hair. 5 Zool. a the
pouch in a bird's
gullet where food is prepared
for digestion. b a
similar organ in
other animals. 6 the
entire tanned hide of an
animal. 7 a
piece cut
off or
out of
something. --v. (cropped, cropping) 1 tr. a cut off. b (of animals)
bite off (the tops of plants). 2 tr. cut (hair,
cloth, edges of a
book, etc.) short. 3 tr.
gather or
reap (produce). 4 tr. (foll. by with) sow or
plant (land)
with a crop. 5 intr. (of land) bear a crop. øcrop-dusting the
sprinkling of powdered
insecticide or fertilizer on crops, esp.
from the
air. crop-eared having the ears (esp. of animals) or hair cut short. crop-full having a full crop or
stomach. crop out Geol.
appear at the
surface. crop-over a W.
Indian celebration
marking the
end of the sugar-cane
harvest. crop up 1 (of a
subject,
circumstance, etc.) appear or
come to one's
notice unexpectedly. 2 Geol. appear at the surface. [OE crop(p)]
