overcrop

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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.overcrop - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
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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