cropping

UK
/ˈkrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɑpɪŋ/
croppingnoun
croppings
pl
Translations
The cropping of the image improved its composition.
Обрезка изображения улучшила его композицию.
The cropping of wheat was successful this year.
Урожай пшеницы в этом году был успешным.
Additional translations
Definitions
The act or process of cutting or trimming something, especially plants or hair.
The gardener was busy with the cropping of the hedges to keep them neat and tidy.
The removal of the ears of an animal, especially a dog, for cosmetic or practical purposes.
The cropping of the dog's ears is a controversial practice that is banned in some countries.
The process of harvesting crops from the fields.
The farmers were engaged in the cropping of wheat during the harvest season.
croppinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkrɒpɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɑːpɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g. “cropping season”, “cropping machinery”.
Definitions
Engaged in or relating to the action of cutting, trimming, or harvesting.
Special cropping machinery was brought in to speed up the harvest.
cropverb

cropping

Gerund

cropped
Past Simple
cropped
Past Participle
cropping
Gerund
UK
/krɒp/
US
/krɑp/
Translations
I need to crop the image to fit the frame.
Мне нужно обрезать изображение, чтобы оно подошло к рамке.
собирать урожай
Farmers crop the fields in the fall.
Фермеры собирают урожай на полях осенью.
She decided to crop her hair short for the summer.
Она решила подстричь волосы коротко на лето.
Definitions
To cut or trim the edges of something, especially a photograph or image, to improve its composition or to fit a particular size.
She decided to crop the photo to remove the distracting background.
To harvest plants or their produce from a field.
Farmers will crop the wheat fields in late summer.
To bite off or eat the tops of plants, typically used in reference to animals grazing.
The sheep were busy cropping the grass in the meadow.
cropnoun
Definitions
A cultivated plant that is grown as food, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable.
The farmer planted a variety of crops, including corn and wheat, to ensure a good harvest.
A group or amount of related people or things appearing or occurring at one time.
This year's crop of graduates is particularly talented and ready to enter the workforce.
A hairstyle in which the hair is cut very short.
She decided to get a crop for the summer to keep cool and stylish.
A pouch in a bird's gullet where food is stored or prepared for digestion.
The bird's crop was full after it had eaten a large meal of seeds.
The total yield of produce harvested from a particular area during a single season.
The vineyard's grape crop was smaller than expected after the dry summer.
cropadjective
Definitions
Relating to agricultural crops or their production; used before another noun.
The new policy offers crop insurance to protect farmers against losses.