ALL meanings of outcrop
out·crop
O o - noun outcrop A rock formation that is visible on the surface. 1
- noun outcrop geography: protruding rock 1
- noun outcrop Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein. 1
- noun outcrop something that emerges suddenly or violently in the manner of an outcrop; outbreak: an outcrop of student demonstrations. 1
- verb without object outcrop to crop out, as strata. 1
- countable noun outcrop An outcrop is a large area of rock sticking out of the ground. 0
- noun outcrop part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth 0
- noun outcrop an emergence; appearance 0
- verb outcrop (of rock strata, mineral veins, etc) to protrude through the surface of the earth 0
- noun outcrop a breaking forth; specif., the emergence of a mineral from the earth so as to be exposed on the surface 0
- noun outcrop the mineral that so emerges 0
- intransitive verb outcrop to emerge from the earth in this way 0
- intransitive verb outcrop to break forth 0