Synonyms for

Crop

Verb / krɑ:p / Another word for crop — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Crop is a group of plants that are grown for food or other uses, such as cotton.

Synonyms & similar words

harvest snip craw work lop pasture dress range trim graze cultivate cutback clip browse prune harvest yield produce fruit vegetable grain herb cotton sugar tobacco plantation farm field orchard garden patch plot acreage land terrain

Synonyms by register

Formal

harvest yield produce gather

Informal

haul take get score

Literary

bounty reapings harvest

Antonyms

begin start plant sow cultivate initiate

Common collocations

  • crop up
  • crop rotation
  • cash crop
  • winter crop
  • main crop
  • crop damage
  • crop production

Word family

noun crop
verb crop

Usage note

The verb 'crop' can mean to cut short or trim (e.g., 'crop your hair'), or it can mean to grow or produce a crop. The noun refers to the cultivated produce of the land.

Example sentences

  1. The farmer's crop of tomatoes was ruined by the storm.
  2. The cotton crop was harvested by machines.
  3. The field was full of corn crops.
  4. The farmer planted a crop of pumpkins in his garden.
  5. The crop of apples was abundant this year.

Quotes

  • Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man. - George Washington Carver
  • The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. - Masanobu Fukuoka
  • The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways. - John F. Kennedy

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