LEARNit Dictionary
crop
noun
/krɒp/
UK
/krɑːp/
US
B2
1
B2
a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food
محصول, گیاه زراعی
see also
cash crop
,
catch crop
2
B2
the amount of grain, fruit, etc. that is grown in one season
محصول
a fall in this year’s coffee crop
Australia's wheat crop is likely to be lower than forecast this year.
We are looking forward to a
bumper crop
.
We had a very good crop of apples last year.
synonym
harvest
3
a group of people who do something at the same time; a number of things that happen at the same time
دسته, گروه, مجموعه
the current crop of trainees
She is really
the cream of the crop
.
a
crop of disasters/injuries
4
a short whip used by horse riders
شلاق کوتاه
a riding crop
5
a very short hairstyle
مدل موی بسیار کوتاه, موی کوتاه, اصلاح کوتاه
She has her hair cut in a short crop.
6
hair that is short and thick
مو کوتاه و ضخیم, مدل موی کوتاه و ضخیم
He had a thick crop of black curly hair.
7
a part of a bird’s throat that has the shape of a bag where food is stored before it passes into the stomach
چینهدان
verb
/krɒp/
UK
/krɑːp/
US
1
to cut somebody’s hair very short
کوتاه کردن, تراشیدن
2
to cut off part of a photograph, picture or image
برش عکس, بریدن, برش دادن
3
to bite off and eat the tops of plants, especially grass
چریدن
The horses were quietly cropping the grass.
4
to produce a crop
محصول دادن, حاصل دادن, ثمر دادن
The potatoes cropped well this year.
5
to use land to grow crops
زراعت کردن, کشت کردن, زیر کشت بردن, بهزراعت پرداختن
The river valley is intensively cropped.