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o·ver·crop

(ō′vər-krŏp′)

tr.v. o·ver·cropped, o·ver·crop·ping, o·ver·crops

To exhaust the fertility of (land) by continuous cultivation of crops.

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overcrop

(ˌəʊvəˈkrɒp)

vb, -crops, -cropping or -cropped

(Agriculture) (tr) to exhaust (land) by excessive cultivation

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overcrop

Past participle: overcropped
Gerund: overcropping

Imperative
overcrop
overcrop

Present
I overcrop
you overcrop
he/she/it overcrops
we overcrop
you overcrop
they overcrop

Preterite
I overcropped
you overcropped
he/she/it overcropped
we overcropped
you overcropped
they overcropped

Present Continuous
I am overcropping
you are overcropping
he/she/it is overcropping
we are overcropping
you are overcropping
they are overcropping

Present Perfect
I have overcropped
you have overcropped
he/she/it has overcropped
we have overcropped
you have overcropped
they have overcropped

Past Continuous
I was overcropping
you were overcropping
he/she/it was overcropping
we were overcropping
you were overcropping
they were overcropping

Past Perfect
I had overcropped
you had overcropped
he/she/it had overcropped
we had overcropped
you had overcropped
they had overcropped

Future
I will overcrop
you will overcrop
he/she/it will overcrop
we will overcrop
you will overcrop
they will overcrop

Future Perfect
I will have overcropped
you will have overcropped
he/she/it will have overcropped
we will have overcropped
you will have overcropped
they will have overcropped

Future Continuous
I will be overcropping
you will be overcropping
he/she/it will be overcropping
we will be overcropping
you will be overcropping
they will be overcropping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overcropping
you have been overcropping
he/she/it has been overcropping
we have been overcropping
you have been overcropping
they have been overcropping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overcropping
you will have been overcropping
he/she/it will have been overcropping
we will have been overcropping
you will have been overcropping
they will have been overcropping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overcropping
you had been overcropping
he/she/it had been overcropping
we had been overcropping
you had been overcropping
they had been overcropping

Conditional
I would overcrop
you would overcrop
he/she/it would overcrop
we would overcrop
you would overcrop
they would overcrop

Past Conditional
I would have overcropped
you would have overcropped
he/she/it would have overcropped
we would have overcropped
you would have overcropped
they would have overcropped

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Verb

overcrop - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"

overcultivate

farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

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