crop-dusting
spraying | the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
craw
crop | a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food |
| crop | the stock or handle of a whip |
| crop | the output of something in a season, the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores |
riding crop
hunting crop | a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
| crop | a collection of people or things appearing together, the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas |
| crop | a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale |
crop
harvest | the yield from plants in a single growing season |
| cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
| catch crop | a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season |
| cover crop | crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure |
| field crop | a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes, cotton, hay, and grain are field crops |
| root crop | crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips |
| crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
basset
crop out | appear at the surface, A seam of coal bassets |
snip
clip crop
trim lop
dress prune
cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
| crop | cut short, She wanted her hair cropped short |
| crop browse graze range pasture | feed as in a meadow or pasture, the herd was grazing |
| crop a graze a pasture | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
| crop | yield crops, This land crops well |
| cultivate crop work | prepare for crops, Work the soil, cultivate the land |
crop up
pop up
pop | appear suddenly or unexpectedly, The farm popped into view as we turned the corner, He suddenly popped up out of nowhere |
| field-crop | of or relating to field crops, field-crop management |