1. the action of cutting, trimming, or harvesting
2. a system of agriculture or land use

1. present participle of crop; cutting or trimming something short
2. removing unwanted parts from a photograph or image
3. harvesting crops from farmland

Examples

• She is cropping the roses in her garden.
• The photographer spent hours cropping the wedding photos.
• Farmers are cropping their wheat fields this week.
• The cropping of the image improved its composition.
• Intensive cropping can deplete soil nutrients.
• He’s cropping his hair shorter for summer.
• The software allows precise cropping of digital images.