crop
noun
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
cropped
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past participleof crop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cropnounthe cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered.
Example Sentences
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That still leaves a problem that cropped up time and again over the regular season and again in the NLDS: inconsistency atop the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Zaidi, who dresses in dark blue suits and has a bushy black mustache and cropped beard, was quickly embraced by Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The trouble that has cropped up is a dispute between the managers of Parton’s ongoing business ventures, She’s Alive, and Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
"I think we just cropped it a little bit on the sides," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He cropped the picture, cutting out the buildings along the edges so that the eye would follow the street down to the water.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
