crops 1 of 2

plural of crop

crops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crop
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as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument grass cropped short by repeated grazing cropped the painting to fit the frame

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Verb
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Verb
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Noun
  • Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Next year will be big for legacy bands, according to StubHub, with second-place Oasis outpacing The Eagles by almost 60% in ticket sales.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Crops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crops. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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