What does cropping mean?
Cropping means present participle and gerund of crop.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of crop.
The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.
Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
The cropping of the Quincy ore-bearing bed, the equivalent of the Daly West bed, is stated to have been found at the east end of the present mine and just below the present wagon road.
Use cropping when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cropping means present participle and gerund of crop.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.
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