Difference between Crop and Harvest

What is the difference between Crop and Harvest?

Crop as a verb is to remove the top end of something, especially a plant. while Harvest as a verb is to bring in a harvest; reap; glean.

Crop

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To remove the top end of something, especially a plant. To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short. To remove the outer parts of a photography or image in order to frame the subject better.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A plant, especially a cereal, grown for food. The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants. A group, cluster or collection of things occuring at the same time. The lashing end of a whip An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding; a riding crop. A rocky outcrop. The act of cropping. A short haircut. A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion, or for regurgitation; a craw. The foliate part of a finial. The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of a tree.

Example sentence: I really like crop tops. I like how you can dress them up or down, with jeans or a skirt and heels. I like to be showy and cute. I don't want to be in just a jacket and pants and boots.

Harvest

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The process of harvesting, gathering the ripened crop.The yield of harvesting, i.e. the gathered, cut ... fruits of horti- or agri-culture (usually a food - or industrial crop)The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.To be occupied bringing in a harvestTo win, achieve a gain.

Example sentence: It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

We hope you now know whether to use Crop or Harvest in your sentence.

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