crop
/krɒp/noun
उच्चारण क्रॉप
फ़सल; खेप
Basic word
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[C]
a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food; the amount of grain, fruit that is grown in one season; a group of people or things of the same type, especially appearing at the same time
फ़सल; खेप
- the wheat crop
- a new crop of students
- Rice is the main crop in this part of the state.
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- A heavy storm destroyed much of the cotton crop.
- Farmers rotate their crops to keep the soil healthy.
- This year's crop of graduates is better prepared than ever.
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[T]
to cut somebody's hair very short; to cut off part of a photograph; (crop up) to appear or happen, especially when it is not expected
छोटा काटना; (फ़ोटो) काटना; अचानक उठना
- Crop the photo.
- A problem cropped up.
- She decided to crop her hair short for the summer.
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- Crop the picture so that only your face shows.
- Small problems tend to crop up just before an exam.
- Her name cropped up several times during the interview.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
crop (countable noun)
A crop is a plant grown in quantity, and also the harvest taken from it. Both a kharif crop and a good crop are countable.
'Crop' उगाई जाने वाली फसल और कटाई से मिली उपज, दोनों के लिए countable noun है।
- Wheat is the main rabi crop in Punjab.
- Heavy rain in October damaged the soybean crop.
a crop of + plural noun
Used figuratively for a group of people or things that appear together at one time.
लाक्षणिक अर्थ में 'a crop of' का प्रयोग एक साथ सामने आए लोगों या चीज़ों के समूह के लिए होता है।
- This year's crop of toppers has made the college proud.
- A new crop of questions appeared in the paper.
crop + object (verb)
As a verb it means to cut something short, such as hair or the edges of a photograph.
Verb के रूप में इसका अर्थ है किसी चीज़ को छोटा काटना, जैसे बाल या फोटो के किनारे।
- Radhika cropped the photo to remove the background.
- The barber cropped his hair very close.
crop up (phrasal verb)
To appear or happen unexpectedly. It takes no object and is not used in the passive.
'Crop up' का अर्थ अचानक सामने आना है; इसके बाद object नहीं आता और इसका passive नहीं बनता।
- A new problem cropped up just before the exam.
- The same word keeps cropping up in the reading section.
crop (plural, crops)
Use the plural for different kinds of plants, as in food crops, and the singular for the harvest of one kind.
अलग-अलग प्रकार के पौधों के लिए plural और किसी एक फसल की उपज के लिए singular प्रयोग होता है।
- India grows many crops, such as rice, wheat and cotton.
- The cotton crop was damaged by pests.
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adjective + crop
cashfoodrabikharifbumperpoor
- Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Uttar Pradesh.
verb + crop
growplantharvestrotatewater
- Farmers harvest the paddy crop in October and November.
crop + noun
yieldfailureinsurancerotationdamage
- Crop rotation keeps the soil fertile.
noun + crop
wheatricecottonsugarcaneoilseed
- Cotton crop prices rose sharply this season.
crop up + adverb/phrase
unexpectedlyagain and againin conversationat the last minute
- Questions on tenses often crop up in bank exams.
crop + of + noun
a crop of wheata crop of mangoesa crop of new ideas
- The orchard gave a good crop of mangoes.
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- A bumper crop of mangoes brought prices down in the local market.
आमों की भरपूर फसल से स्थानीय बाज़ार में दाम गिर गए।
- The farmer prayed for rain to save his standing crop.
किसान ने अपनी खड़ी फसल बचाने के लिए बारिश की प्रार्थना की।
- The magazine asked her to crop the picture to fit the page.
पत्रिका ने उससे कहा कि वह तस्वीर को पृष्ठ के आकार में काट दे।
- Differences of opinion crop up in every group project.
हर group project में मतभेद सामने आ ही जाते हैं।
- Soldiers in the old photograph have closely cropped hair.
पुरानी तस्वीर के सैनिकों के बाल बहुत छोटे कटे हुए हैं।
- Wheat is a rabi crop, while rice is mostly a kharif crop in most states.
अधिकांश राज्यों में गेहूँ रबी की फसल है, जबकि चावल मुख्यतः खरीफ की फसल है।
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✗ A problem cropped up me yesterday.
✓ A problem cropped up yesterday.
Crop up is intransitive and takes no direct object.
'Crop up' intransitive है, इसके बाद direct object नहीं आता।
✗ The crops of wheat were very good this year.
✓ The wheat crop was very good this year.
Use the singular crop for the harvest of one grain; the plural is for different kinds of crops.
एक अनाज की उपज के लिए singular 'crop' आता है; plural अलग-अलग फसलों के लिए होता है।
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crop up
to appear or happen, especially when it is not expected
अचानक सामने आ जाना, अचानक उठ खड़ा होना
- I'm sorry I'm late; something urgent cropped up at the office.
- His name keeps cropping up in the investigation.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Crop up (happen or appear unexpectedly: 'Something urgent has cropped up').
Phrasal verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: crop up (अप्रत्याशित रूप से होना या उठना: 'Something urgent has cropped up')।
The cream of the crop (the best people or things in a group).
Idiom 'the cream of the crop' (समूह के सर्वश्रेष्ठ लोग या चीज़ें)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India has three crop seasons: kharif (sown with the monsoon, June–July, harvested September–October: rice, maize, cotton, soybean), rabi (sown in winter, October–November, harvested March–April: wheat, mustard, barley, gram) and zaid (summer: watermelon, cucumber); cash crops (grown for sale: cotton, sugarcane, jute, tea); crop rotation (growing different crops in turn to keep the soil fertile); MSP (minimum support price) is fixed by the government for major crops.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भारत में तीन फ़सल मौसम हैं: ख़रीफ़ (मानसून के साथ बोई, जून–जुलाई, काटी सितंबर–अक्टूबर: चावल, मक्का, कपास, सोयाबीन), रबी (सर्दियों में बोई, अक्टूबर–नवंबर, काटी मार्च–अप्रैल: गेहूँ, सरसों, जौ, चना) और ज़ायद (गर्मी: तरबूज़, खीरा); नक़दी फ़सलें (बेचने के लिए उगाई: कपास, गन्ना, जूट, चाय); फ़सल चक्र (मिट्टी उपजाऊ रखने के लिए बारी-बारी भिन्न फ़सलें उगाना); MSP (न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य) सरकार प्रमुख फ़सलों के लिए तय करती है।