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cropping

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K R AA1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act by which something is cut short or truncated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The growing of crops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of crop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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