Waste of stuff in preparing to size.
The reduction of the proceeds of a will, when the debts have not yet been satisfied; the reduction of taxes due.
The action of a person that abates, or without proper authority enters a residence after the death of the owner and before the heir takes possession.
An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax.
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon; any figure added to the coat of arms tending to lower the dignity or station of the bearer.
A photograph or other image that has been reduced by removing the outer parts.
Tin ore prepared for smelting.
The lashing end of a whip.
A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
A group, cluster or collection of things occurring at the same time.
The foliate part of a finial.
The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of a tree.
An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding; a riding crop.
An outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
An entire oxhide.
A rocky outcrop.
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.
A short haircut.
The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.
A group of vesicles at the same stage of development in a disease.
The act of cropping.
To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
To cause to bear a crop.
To beat with a crop, or riding-whip.
To yield harvest.
To mow, reap or gather.
To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.