English Dictionary

crop

/kɹɒp/

verb

(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant. / (transitive) To mow, reap or gather. / (transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.

Farmers need to crop the wheat before it can be harvested.

意味（1）

(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.

I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one.

意味（2）

(transitive) To mow, reap or gather.

意味（3）

(transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.

意味（4）

(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.

Reduce to six inches wide and crop to eight inches high.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To yield harvest.

意味（6）

(transitive) To cause to bear a crop.

to crop a field

意味（7）

(transitive) To beat with a crop, or riding-whip.

She cropped the horse into a comfortable canter and enjoyed the familiar rhythm and bounce of the horse's stride.