Meaning of "crop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROP

Old English cropp; related to Old Norse kroppr rump, body, Old High German kropf goitre, Norwegian kröypa to bend.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CROP

crop  [krɒp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROP

Crop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crop in English.

WHAT DOES CROP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crop

A crop is any cultivated plant, fungus, or alga that is harvested for food, clothing, livestock fodder, biofuel, medicine, or other uses. In contrast, animals that are raised by humans are called livestock, except those that are kept as pets. Microbes, such as bacteria or viruses, are referred to as cultures. Microbes are not typically grown for food, but are rather used to alter food. For example, bacteria are used to ferment milk to produce yogurt. Major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize, wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton. Based on the growing season, the crops grown in India can be classified as Kharif crops and Rabi crops.

Definition of crop in the English dictionary

The first definition of crop in the dictionary is the produce of cultivated plants, esp cereals, vegetables, and fruit. Other definition of crop is the amount of such produce in any particular season. Crop is also the yield of some other farm produce.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROP

PRESENT

Present

I crop

you crop

he/she/it crops

we crop

you crop

they crop

Present continuous

I am cropping

you are cropping

he/she/it is cropping

we are cropping

you are cropping

they are cropping

Present perfect

I have cropped

you have cropped

he/she/it has cropped

we have cropped

you have cropped

they have cropped

Present perfect continuous

I have been cropping

you have been cropping

he/she/it has been cropping

we have been cropping

you have been cropping

they have been cropping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cropped

you cropped

he/she/it cropped

we cropped

you cropped

they cropped

Past continuous

I was cropping

you were cropping

he/she/it was cropping

we were cropping

you were cropping

they were cropping

Past perfect

I had cropped

you had cropped

he/she/it had cropped

we had cropped

you had cropped

they had cropped

Past perfect continuous

I had been cropping

you had been cropping

he/she/it had been cropping

we had been cropping

you had been cropping

they had been cropping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crop

you will crop

he/she/it will crop

we will crop

you will crop

they will crop

Future continuous

I will be cropping

you will be cropping

he/she/it will be cropping

we will be cropping

you will be cropping

they will be cropping

Future perfect

I will have cropped

you will have cropped

he/she/it will have cropped

we will have cropped

you will have cropped

they will have cropped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cropping

you will have been cropping

he/she/it will have been cropping

we will have been cropping

you will have been cropping

they will have been cropping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crop

you would crop

he/she/it would crop

we would crop

you would crop

they would crop

Conditional continuous

I would be cropping

you would be cropping

he/she/it would be cropping

we would be cropping

you would be cropping

they would be cropping

Conditional perfect

I would have crop

you would have crop

he/she/it would have crop

we would have crop

you would have crop

they would have crop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cropping

you would have been cropping

he/she/it would have been cropping

we would have been cropping

you would have been cropping

they would have been cropping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crop
we let´s crop
you crop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crop

Past participle

cropped

Present Participle

cropping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CROP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crop» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of crop

batch · bring in · browse · bunch · cane · clip · collect · collection · cut · dock · eat · garner · gather · gathering · graze · group · harvest · lop · lot · mow · nibble · pack · pare · pick · produce · prune · reap · reaping · reduce · set · shear · shorten · snip · stick · switch · top · trim · vintage · whip · yield

TRANSLATION OF CROP

Find out the translation of crop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 农作物
• Translator English - Spanish: cultivo
• English: crop
• Translator English - Hindi: फसल
• Translator English - Arabic: مَحْصُول
• Translator English - Russian: урожай
• Translator English - Portuguese: colheita
• Translator English - Bengali: ফসল
• Translator English - French: cultures
• Translator English - Malay: potong
• Translator English - German: Feldfrucht
• Translator English - Japanese: 農作物
• Translator English - Korean: 농작물
• Translator English - Javanese: Potong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cây trồng
• Translator English - Tamil: பயிர்
• Translator English - Marathi: पीक
• Translator English - Turkish: ekin
• Translator English - Italian: raccolto
• Translator English - Polish: uprawa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сільськогосподарська культура
• Translator English - Romanian: recoltă
• Translator English - Greek: συγκομιδή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oes
• Translator English - Swedish: skörd
• Translator English - Norwegian: avling

10 QUOTES WITH «CROP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crop.

1

Jason Aldean

I don't know if Nashville will ever be ousted as the Music City. But I also think that here, over the last few years, Georgia has definitely kind of risen to the top as far as the crop of young artists coming out of this area that are kind of making waves, you know?

2

Fred Allen

Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.

3

Camila Alves

My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, and I'm like, 'That was me growing up in Brazil!' I had the typical model body, but after babies, it changed. I look more like a woman.

4

Shawn Amos

Year after year, we see a new crop of musicians who do their best to look tough in lipstick and makeup. Maybe it's a cry for help, an admission of their strong feminine side, or the realization that they don't look so good any other way. Whatever the reason, makeup is as rock n' roll as a Marshall stack.

5

Curtis Armstrong

To be honest, I haven't seen a lot of the current crop of teen movies because there's only so much time and there's nothing that really drives me to do it.

6

Ken Auletta

Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.

7

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.

8

Tom Barrett

If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?

9

Zygmunt Bauman

The consumerist culture insists that swearing eternal loyalty to anything and anybody is imprudent, since in this world new glittering opportunities crop up daily.

10

Roy Blunt

I was raised - my mom and dad were dairy farmers. Once you've made a decision to plant a crop for that year, you can't go back and undo that decision.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROP»

Discover the use of crop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crop Pollination by Bees

Surveys and grower experience indicate that a crisis exists in our pollinator populations. This book is an accessible, practical and authoritative research-based guideto using bees for crop pollination.

Keith S. Delaplane, D. R. Mayer, D. F. Mayer, 2000

Crop Circles: Signs of Contact

Explores the world of crop circles, examining their nature, origin, meaning, locations, and the people involved with them.

Colin Andrews, Stephen J. Spignesi, 2003

Crop Production: Evolution, History, and Technology

This book deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the United States: Corn, Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Barley, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, and Peanuts.

C. Wayne Smith, 1995

Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory and ...

This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries.

Darrell L. Hueth, William H. Furtan, 1994

Handbook of Plant and Crop Physiology

Offering over 300 useful tables, equations, drawings, photographs, and micrographs, the book covers cellular and molecular aspects of plant and crop physiology, plant and crop physiological responses to heavy metal concentration and ...

Mohammad Pessarakli, 2001

Climate Change and Global Crop Productivity

Written by leadinginternational experts, this book is the first comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change, particularly green house gases, will have on agroecosystems.

K. R. Reddy, H. F. Hodges, 2000

The Deepening Complexity of Crop Circles: Scientific ...

Haselhoff comes to some fascinating conclusions in the last chapter, 'Circular Arguments.' After reading this book, you will definitely agree with Conclusion Six: 'Something very strange going on.'

Eltjo Haselhoff, 2001

Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop ...

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 3 of this essential series furnishes information on the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding vegetable crop varieties.

Ram J. Singh, 2006

Modeling Physiology of Crop Development, Growth and Yield

Concentrating on crop modelling, this book provides an introduction to the concepts of crop development, growth, and yield, with step-by-step outlines to each topic, suggested exercises and simple equations.

Afshin Soltani, 2012

DISEASES OF CROP PLANTS IN INDIA

Latest developments in the molecular biology of diseased plants and control measures are incorporated in the book.

G. RANGASWAMI, A. MAHADEVAN, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crop is used in the context of the following news items.

Farm-grown fish oil a step closer following GM crop trial

The first GM oilseed crop harvest at Rothamsted Research that could produce fish oil. Photograph: Rothamsted Research/PA. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

US soybeans struggle near 1-week low on upbeat crop prospects

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 63% of the soybean crop was in good to excellent condition as of July 5, above market ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

Weather dries soil, helps crop mature

The land is owned by The Eastern Iowa Airport and farmed by local growers under contract for 60/40 crop share. (KC McGinnis/The Gazette). «KCRG, Jul 15»

Indian farmer harvests a climate-smart crop – sunshine

A pilot project offers farmers in India the opportunity to sell the excess energy generated by the solar panels that drive their water pumps. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

Karrueche Tran flaunts her abs in sporty crop top in West Hollywood

She's a big fitness fan, and all of Karrueche Tran's hard work at the gym certainly shows. The 27-year-old model and aspiring actress was ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

WATCH: Drone footage shows two huge 'alien landing pads' near …

TWO intricate crop circles - often believed to be formed by alien spacecraft - have been discovered by a drone flown over Stonehenge. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»

Concerns over winter wheat might boost low crop prices

WICHITA — Market concerns about the quantity and quality of the U.S. winter wheat crop being harvested and the dry conditions in other ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»

Soybean crop has questionable fall futures

For farmers in the Tri-States, crop expectations can change from field from field. And with weather as the wild card, it is making it hard for ... «WGEM, Jul 15»

Seán Moran: another weekend and the same problems crop up

Just when you thought it was safe: a recent national referees review meeting concluded that 2015 had to date been very encouraging with few ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Constant rain slows down Missouri crop production

The USDA released its weekly Crop Progress and Condition report Monday, and the numbers were below average. «ABC17News.com, Jul 15»