crop
US /krɑp/
Definition
the yield from plants in a single growing season
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Bad weather reduced this year's wheat crop in several regions.
Synonyms
- harvestthe yield from plants in a single growing season
- yieldproduction of a certain amount
Collocations
- Easy crop harvest seasonto crop harvest season, meaning to cut short
- Medium bumper crop yielddescribing bumper crop yield (a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast))
- Hard genetically modified crop regulationsdescribing genetically modified crop regulations (by genetic mechanisms)
- Very Hard crop up unexpectedly at worst momentto crop up unexpectedly at worst moment, meaning to cut short
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