n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: cropped ; crop · ping
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a : to remove the upper or outer parts of < crop a hedge> < crop a dog's ears> b : HARVEST < crop trout> c : to cut off short : TRIM < crop a photograph>
2 : to cause (land) to bear a crop <planned to crop another 40 acres> also : to grow as a crop
intransitive verb
1 : to feed by cropping something
2 : to yield or make a crop
3 : to appear unexpectedly or casually <problems crop up daily>