- crop
- See: CASH CROP, CREAM OF THE CROP, STICK IN ONE'S CRAW or STICK IN ONE'S CROP.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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crop — crop; crop·man; crop·py; kill·crop; ma·crop·sis; mi·crop·o·dal; mi·crop·sia; mi·crop·ter·ism; mi·crop·ter·ous; mi·crop·ter·us; mi·crop·te·ryg·i·dae; mi·crop·tic; ne·crop·o·lis; out·crop·per; an·ti·crop; crop·per; in·ter·crop; ma·crop·o·did;… … English syllables
crop — [krɒp ǁ krɑːp] noun [countable] FARMING 1. a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers in order to be eaten or used in industry: • The main crop in China is rice. • the cotton crop 2. the amount of wheat, rice, fruit etc that… … Financial and business terms
Crop — (kr[o^]p), n. [OE. crop, croppe, craw, top of a plant, harvest, AS. crop, cropp, craw, top, bunch, ear of corn; akin to D. krop craw, G. kropf, Icel. kroppr hump or bunch on the body, body; but cf. also W. cropa, croppa, crop or craw of a bird,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crop — [kräp] n. [ME croppe < OE croppa, a cluster, flower, crop of bird, hence kidney, pebble; akin to Frank * kruppa, Ger kropf, a swelling, crop of bird (basic sense “something swelling out or swollen”) < IE * gr eu b , curving out < base *… … English World dictionary
crop — ► NOUN 1) a plant, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable, cultivated for food or other use. 2) an amount of a crop harvested at one time. 3) an amount of people or things appearing at one time: the current crop of politicians. 4) a very short… … English terms dictionary
Crop — Crop, v. i. To yield harvest. [1913 Webster] {To crop out}. (a) (Geol.) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein, or inclined bed, as of coal. (b) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear; as, the peculiarities of an author crop out. {To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crop — Crop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cropped} (kr[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cropping}.] 1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap. [1913 Webster] I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crop — s.n. (reg.; despre lichide, în expr.) A da în crop = a începe să se încălzească, a se încropi; a da în fiert. – Din uncrop. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 31.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 crop s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
crop — O.E. cropp bird s craw, also head or top of a sprout or herb. The common notion is protuberance. Cognate with O.H.G. kropf, O.N. kroppr. Meaning harvest product is c.1300, probably through verb meaning cut off the top of a plant (c.1200). The… … Etymology dictionary
crop — [n] harvest of fruit, vegetable annual production, byproduct, crops, fruitage, fruits, gathering, gleaning, output, produce, product, reaping, season’s growth, vintage, yield; concept 429 crop [v] cut, trim off chop, clip, curtail, detach,… … New thesaurus
Crop — Crop. См. Прибыль. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
