Crop (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Yield crops; "This land crops well".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

• Turn Out

Related Words

• Crop (noun)

Meaning ²

Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Graze
• Pasture

Hypernyms

• Give

Meaning ³

Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Clip
• Snip
• Dress
• Trim
• Cut Back
• Lop
• Prune

Hypernyms

• Thin Out

Hyponyms

• Pinch
• Shear
• Disbud
• Top
• Pollard
• Poll

Related Words

• Crop (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

• Farmers need to crop the area thoroughly to remove weeds before planting new seeds.
• In the early spring, they will crop the land to get it ready for the growing season.
• Caretakers have to crop the gardens around ancient monuments to maintain their aesthetic appeal.
• Digger machines are often used to crop the fields in preparation for planting.
• Land owners must crop the large area of land they want to use for agricultural purposes.

Synonyms

• Work
• Cultivate

Hypernyms

• Set
• Gear Up
• Set Up
• Ready
• Fix

Hyponyms

• Overcrop

Related Words

• Crop (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Meaning ⁶

Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Graze
• Range
• Pasture
• Browse

Hypernyms

• Eat