Antonyms for cropped
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : krop |
| Phonetic Transcription : krÉ’p |
Definition of cropped
Origin :- Old English cropp "bird's craw," also "head or top of a sprout or herb." The common notion is "protuberance." Cognate with Old High German kropf, Old Norse kroppr. Meaning "harvest product" is c.1300, probably through the verbal meaning "cut off the top of a plant" (c.1200).
- verb cut, trim off
- It's not long now the way it was: it's got it cropped close to its head, the way he said he would.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Bill answered my question slowly, his eyes on Kenny's cropped head.
- Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
- He cropped her flow of indignant speech ere it was well begun.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- His head was cropped and bristly, like as if he had a wig made of hair-brushes.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Orchards were cropped in the regular rotation, or with hay, or pastured.
- Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
- Sometimes the hair may be cropped behind and left long on top.
- Extract from : « Negritos of Zambales » by William Allan Reed
- It had been cropped for many years with maize, and cotton, and tobacco.
- Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
- As I said before, it is run on the big gig first and then is cropped.
- Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey
- And you see,' he added, 'it cropped up in that attack on you the other night.
- Extract from : « The Talking Horse » by F. Anstey
- Pedro and Siwash were grateful, too, as they cropped the sweet, moist grass.
- Extract from : « Virginia of Elk Creek Valley » by Mary Ellen Chase
Synonyms for cropped
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