Crop vs. Trim
Difference Between Crop and Trim
Cropnoun
(agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
Trimverb
(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. The adposition of can be used in the present perfect tense to designate the removed part.
He trimmed his beard before the interview.The hedge needs to be trimmed.Place the screen material in the frame, secure it in place, and trim the edges.The company trimmed jobs for the second time this year.Cropnoun
The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.
Trimverb
(transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.Cropnoun
A group, cluster or collection of things occurring at the same time.
a crop of ideasTrimverb
To adjust pitch using trim tabs.
Cropnoun
A group of vesicles at the same stage of development in a disease
Like in chicken pox.Trimverb
To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
Cropnoun
The lashing end of a whip
Trimverb
To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
Cropnoun
An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding; a riding crop.
Trimverb
(dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
Cropnoun
A rocky outcrop.
Trimverb
(transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
Cropnoun
The act of cropping.
Trimverb
To dress; to make smooth.
Cropnoun
A short haircut.
Trimverb
To rebuke; to reprove.
Cropnoun
(anatomy) 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.
Trimverb
To beat or thrash.
Cropnoun
(architecture) The foliate part of a finial.
Trimnoun
(uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
Paint the house white with blue trim.Cropnoun
The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of a tree.
Trimnoun
(countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
I went to the hairdresser for a trim but came back nearly bald.Cropnoun
(mining) Tin ore prepared for smelting.
Trimnoun
Dress; gear; ornaments.
Cropnoun
(mining) Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
Trimnoun
(countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
The car comes in three different trims.to be in good trimCropverb
(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
Trimnoun
Sexual intercourse.
Cropverb
(transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
Trimnoun
(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
Cropverb
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or image in order to frame the subject better.
Trimnoun
(nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
Cropverb
(intransitive) To yield harvest.
Trimadjective
Physically fit.
He goes jogging every day to keep in trim.Cropverb
(transitive) To cause to bear a crop.
to crop a fieldTrimadjective
Slender, lean.
a trim figureCropnoun
the yield from plants in a single growing season
Trimadjective
Neat or smart in appearance.
a trim lawnCropnoun
a collection of people or things appearing together;
the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideasTrimadverb
(nautical) In good order; properly managed or maintained.
Cropnoun
the output of something in a season;
the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the storesTrimadverb
(nautical) With sails well trimmed.
Cropnoun
the stock or handle of a whip
Trimnoun
a state of arrangement or appearance;
in good trimCropnoun
a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
Trimnoun
a decoration or adornment on a garment;
the trimming on a hatthe trim on a shirtCropverb
cut short;
She wanted her hair cropped shortTrimnoun
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
Cropverb
prepare for crops;
Work the soilcultivate the landTrimnoun
cutting down to the desired size or shape
Cropverb
yield crops;
This land crops wellTrimverb
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size;
pare one's fingernailstrim the photographtrim lumberCropverb
let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
Trimverb
decorate, as with ornaments;
trim the christmas treetrim a shop windowCropverb
feed as in a meadow or pasture;
the herd was grazingTrimverb
cut down on; make a reduction in;
reduce your daily fat intakeThe employer wants to cut back health benefitsCropverb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
dress the plants in the gardenTrimverb
balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces;
trim an airplaneTrimverb
be in equilibrium during a flight;
The airplane trimmedTrimverb
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Trimverb
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of;
dress the plants in the gardenTrimverb
cut closely;
trim my beardTrimverb
adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
Trimadjective
thin and fit;
the spare figure of a marathon runnera body kept trim by exerciseTrimadjective
(used of hair) neat and tidy;
a nicely kempt beardTrimadjective
of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder;
even the barn was shipshapea trim little sailboatTrimadjective
(of persons) neat and smart in appearance;
a clean-cut and well-bred young manthe trig corporal in his jaunty capTrimadjective
severely simple in line or design;
a neat tailored suittailored curtains
