[{"word":"cropping","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mow, reap or gather.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To yield harvest.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to bear a crop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to crop a field"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is cut short or truncated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings."},{"definition":"The growing of crops.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crop","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cropping"]}]