cropping
verb
Definitions
To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
To mow, reap or gather.
To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
noun
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The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
Example: The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.
The growing of crops.
An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.