outcrop
To come out to the surface of the groundTo come out to the surface of the ground.
» The sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.
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1 sensesTo come out to the surface of the ground.
appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
Examples
3 sentencesThe sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.
Benedito shook his head in disbelief as his billy goat scaled a rocky outcropping with ease.
The Purbeck beds follow the line of the Jurassic outcrop from Dorsetshire, through the Vale of Wardour, Swindon, Garsington, Brill and Aylesbury.
Forms
outcrops, outcropping, outcropped, outcropped| Base form | outcrop · to outcrop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | outcrops |
| Present participle | outcropping |
| Past simple | outcropped |
| Past participle | outcropped |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.