crop
part of speech
noun (crop, crops); verb (crop, crops, cropped, cropping)
meaning for a pupil
1) A crop is a plant grown in large amounts by farmers, like wheat, rice, potatoes or apples. tree →
2) A crop is the amount of such a plant gathered in one season. tree →
3) To crop a picture is to cut off the edges you do not want. tree →
4) To crop hair is to cut it very short. tree →
5) To crop can also mean to bite off and eat grass or leaves, as animals do. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: When a bird is offered, its crop with the feathers is removed and thrown by the altar. In the jubilee law, land sales are priced by the number of crops left until the jubilee. Interpretation: Tradition reads the crop law as keeping the altar free of dirt. The jubilee rule teaches that the land belongs to God and is only lent to people. In the primary lessons: In geography and science, crops need soil, water, sunlight and care; farmers plant, grow and harvest crops; bad weather can ruin crops. In computing, children crop photos. Phrases: «grow crops», «a good crop», «crop up» (= appear suddenly), «crop top».
examples
- And he shall take away its crop with the feathers thereof, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, in the place of the ashes. (Torah LEV.1.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee. (Torah LEV.25.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of crops doth he sell unto thee. (Torah LEV.25.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wheat and corn are important crops. tree →
- The farmers harvest their crops in autumn. tree →
- The dry summer ruined the crop. tree →
- Crop the photo so only your face shows. tree →
- Some problems cropped up on our trip. tree →
- Rice is the main crop in many parts of Asia. tree →
- We had a big crop of tomatoes this year. tree →
- Her hair was cropped short for summer. tree →
- Brother, he crops in the jungle still. tree →
note
Double «p» in «cropped», «cropping». «Crop up» means happen unexpectedly. In maths problems, crop amounts are often in kilograms or tonnes, or per field or per row: «a crop of 30 kg per row, 5 rows» means 150 kg.
In the corpora
- Desert locusts are grasshoppers that, when crowded, change colour and behaviour and form swarms of billions that eat crops.
- Rabbits do eat crops and young vegetables, so farmers see them as pests and fence their fields.
- Changing the crop in each field from year to year is called crop rotation and keeps the soil healthy.
- Every summer it flooded and left rich black mud along its banks, perfect for crops.
- Egypt is mostly desert, but the Nile flooded every summer and left rich black mud along its banks, perfect for crops.
Trees and pragmatics
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