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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"I think we just cropped it a little bit on the sides," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The image was cropped, enhanced to improve contrast, and corrected to remove lens artifacts.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Interestingly these details cropped up in England's opening goal against Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And he cropped up in exactly the right place to capitalize on the error from Belgium’s Senne Lammens, who only entered the game in the second half to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He had his hair cut short, cropped above his ears, and the drawing was in pencil so you couldn’t tell what color his eyes were, but they were dark, and wide, and sad.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
