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- [krop uhp]
- /krɒp ʌp/
- /krɒp ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krop uhp]
- /krɒp ʌp/
Definitions of crop up words
- phrasal verb crop up If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly. 3
- verb crop up to occur or appear, esp unexpectedly 3
- noun crop up the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop. 1
- noun crop up the yield of such produce for a particular season. 1
- noun crop up the yield of some other product in a season: the crop of diamonds. 1
- noun crop up a supply produced. 1
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Origin of crop up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English: “sprout, ear of wheat (or other grain), paunch, crown of a tree”; cognate with German Kropf; see croup2
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Parts of speech for Crop up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crop up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crop up
verb crop up
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
Antonyms for crop up
verb crop up
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
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