crop

Noun
  1. The yield from plants in a single growing season (synset 113106624)
    is a type of: output, yield - production of a certain amount
    subtypes: fruitage - the yield of fruit
    same as: harvest
  2. A cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale (synset 111550963)
    is a type of: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    subtypes:
    • cash crop - a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)
    • catch crop - a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
    • cover crop - crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure
    • field crop - a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes
    • root crop - crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips
  3. A collection of people or things appearing together (synset 107972180)
    "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas"
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  4. The output of something in a season (synset 103139246)
    "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores"
    is a type of: end product, output - final product; the things produced
  5. The stock or handle of a whip (synset 103139147)
    is a type of: grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    is a part of: whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
  6. A pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food (synset 101976696)
    is a type of: breadbasket, stomach, tum, tummy - an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
    same as: craw
Verb
  1. Cut short (synset 201556543)
    "She wanted her hair cropped short"
    is a type of: cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
  2. Prepare for crops (synset 201745327)
    "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
    referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    is a type of: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    subtypes: overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation
    same as: cultivate, work
    verb group: knead, work - make uniform
  3. Yield crops (synset 201656079)
    "This land crops well"
    is a type of: bear, turn out - bring forth
  4. Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow (synset 201579309)
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: feed, give - give food to
    subtypes:
    • grass - feed with grass
    • drift - drive slowly and far afield for grazing
    same as: graze, pasture
    verb group: browse, crop, graze, pasture, range - feed as in a meadow or pasture
  5. Feed as in a meadow or pasture (synset 201578996)
    "the herd was grazing"
    is a type of: eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only
    same as: browse, graze, pasture, range
    verb group:
  6. Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of (synset 201323662)
    "dress the plants in the garden"
    is a type of: thin out - make sparse
    subtypes:
    • shear - cut with shears
    • poll, pollard - convert into a pollard
    • pinch, top - cut the top off
    • disbud - thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
    same as: clip, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim

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