CROPPING Synonyms

• the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

• a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

• the act of cutting something into parts

• a piece cut off from the main part of something

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of diluting something

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

• the gathering of a ripened crop

• something that has been pruned off of a plant

• the act of trimming a plant

• removing by cutting off or clipping

• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

• act of decreasing in length

• a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

• the act of adding decoration

• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• cut off from a whole

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• a loft in a barn where hay is stored

• cut with a blade or mower

• make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

• an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a sharp slanting blow

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• run at a moderately swift pace

• attach with a clip

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

• foster the growth of

• prepare for crops

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

• clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

• clothing in general

• suitable for formal occasions

• (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes

• put on clothes

• provide with clothes or put clothes on

• put a finish on

• dress in a certain manner

• dress or groom with elaborate care

• kill and prepare for market or consumption

• arrange in ranks

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• provide with decoration

• put a dressing on

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width

• convert into leather

• apply a bandage or medication to

• give a neat appearance to

• arrange attractively

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• the consequence of an effort or activity

• the gathering of a ripened crop

• the season for gathering crops

• gather, as of natural products

• remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation

• cut off from a whole

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• dried plum

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things