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English noun: crop | |||
| 1. | crop (plant) the yield from plants in a single growing season | ||
| Synonyms | harvest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | output, yield | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fruitage | ||
| 2. | crop (plant) a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flora, plant, plant life | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cash crop, catch crop, cover crop, field crop, root crop | ||
| 3. | crop (group) a collection of people or things appearing together | ||
| Samples | The annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| 4. | crop (artifact) the output of something in a season | ||
| Samples | The latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end product, output | ||
| 5. | crop (artifact) the stock or handle of a whip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grip, handgrip, handle, hold | ||
| Part meronym | whip | ||
| 6. | crop (animal) a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food | ||
| Synonyms | craw | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy | ||
English verb: crop | |||
| 1. | crop (contact) cut short | ||
| Samples | She wanted her hair cropped short. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 2. | crop (creation) prepare for crops | ||
| Samples | Work the soil. Cultivate the land. | ||
| Synonyms | cultivate, work | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overcrop, overcultivate | ||
| Verb group | knead, work | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 3. | crop (creation) yield crops | ||
| Samples | This land crops well. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, turn out | ||
| 4. | crop (contact) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow | ||
| Examples | They crop the animals | ||
| Synonyms | graze, pasture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feed, give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drift, grass | ||
| Verb group | browse, crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 5. | crop (contact) feed as in a meadow or pasture | ||
| Samples | The herd was grazing. | ||
| Examples | The animals crop | ||
| Synonyms | browse, graze, pasture, range | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat, feed | ||
| Verb group | crop, graze, pasture, range | ||
| 6. | crop (contact) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||
| Samples | Dress the plants in the garden. | ||
| Examples | They crop the trees | ||
| Synonyms | clip, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | thin out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disbud, pinch, poll, pollard, shear, top | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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