crop out

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crop out

verb crops out · cropping out · cropped out

intransitive, of a seam or vein To appear at the surface of the ground; to outcrop. Approximately 90 percent of the mapped area is covered by volcanic rocks of Quaternary age; rocks of Tertiary age crop out chiefly in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the area.
broadly, intransitive To become noticeable or manifest; to come to light. The peculiarities of the author are beginning to crop out.
Similar: out
transitive To remove (part of an image) by adjusting the borders so as to exclude it. In fact, Newsweek chose to crop out two-thirds of the original photograph, which showed Mrs. Cheney, both of their daughters, and one of their grandchildren, who were also in the kitchen, getting ready for a simple family dinner.

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verb Geology: To appear at the surface of the ground

Français	affleurer
Deutsch	ausbeißen

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@misc{crop_out_2026,
  title = {crop out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crop%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}