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Noun: outcrop  'awt,króp
  1. The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
    "Geologists studied the outcrop to understand the area's geological history";
    - outcropping, rock outcrop
Verb: outcrop (outcropped,outcropping)  'awt,króp
  1. Appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
    "Big boulders outcropped"

Derived forms: outcrops, outcropping, outcropped

Type of: appear, rock, stone

Encyclopedia: Outcrop, Pennsylvania