Definition of: crop

(krop) noun
1. Cultivated plants or grains collectively.
2. The soil product of a particular kind, place, or season.
3. The yield or seasonal product of things other than plants or grains: a crop of lambs or calves; the entire yield of anything.
4. The act of cutting; also, the result of cutting; specifically, a short haircut.
5. The first stomach of a bird: a large, pouch-like reservoir at the base of the distensible gullet, serving for preliminary maceration of food; a craw.
6. A growth of hair or beard, especially when short and stiff.
7. A hunting or riding whip with a leather loop for a lash.
8. A collection of things produced: a crop of lies.
9. An earmark.
10. The hollow behind a cow's shoulders.
11. An entire hide prepared for sole leather.
—v. cropped, crop·ping v.t.
1. To cut or eat off the stems or ends of, as grass or vegetables.
2. To pluck or reap.
3. To cut off closely, as hair; trim, as a dog's ears or tail; formerly, to trim (the ears) of a criminal for punishment.
4. To raise a crop or crops on; cause to bear crops.
—v.i.
5. To appear above the surface; sprout: with up or out.
6. To develop or come up unexpectedly: with up or out.
7. To bear or yield a crop or crops. [OE cropp]