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# outcrop

noun (an outcrop, outcrops)

«outcrop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A part of rock that sticks out of the ground or a hillside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#m1)
2. A small group of something appearing in an unexpected place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#m2)

### In the lessons

A geography and science word: geologists study rock outcrops to see layers and fossils. On walks, outcrops are good places to look at kinds of rock (granite, limestone). In a city, an «outcrop» of shops can mean a small cluster.

### Examples

- We sat on a rocky outcrop to eat our lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x1)
- The outcrop of limestone was full of fossils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x2)
- Climbers practised on the granite outcrop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x3)
- From the outcrop we could see the whole valley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x4)
- Be careful near outcrops; the edges can be crumbly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x5)
- The Australian outback has red rock outcrops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/#x6)

### Note

Countable; one word. Use «an». Related: «crop out» (verb, rarer). Safety: keep away from the edges of outcrops and cliffs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «outcrop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outcrop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«outcrop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/outcrop.html) on Mova free.