outcrop
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verb \ˈau̇t-ˌkräp, ˌau̇t-ˈ\Definition of OUTCROP
intransitive verb
1
: to project from the surrounding soil <ledges outcropping from the eroded slope>
2
: to come to the surface : appear
First Known Use of OUTCROP
circa 1847
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