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basic
Adjective
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When something is basic, it is simple.
Everyone in the army has to have basic training.
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When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.
Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.
basic
Noun
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Basics are things that are essential.
Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.
crop
Noun
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A plant that is grown on a farm.
Our farm's crops are corn, apples and potatoes.
crop
Verb
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To cut off the edges of a picture.
I cropped the picture to a size of 4 centimetres by 5 centimetres.
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To cut off the top of something, often a plant.
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To cut hair short.