Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crop out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: crop out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To appear at the surface of the ground; to outcrop.

Intransitive verb

verb

To become noticeable or manifest; to come to light.

Intransitive verb

verb

To remove (part of an image) by adjusting the borders so as to exclude it.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"The peculiarities of the author are beginning to crop out."
"[B]y and by, vagaries and forebodings and despondent feelings began to crop out."
"These feelings belong to earlier situations […] which crop out during the analysis."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

crops out (present, singular) cropping out (participle, present) cropped out (participle, past) cropped out (past)

Derived Forms

cropout

Frequently Paired Words

crop up

Synonyms

out basset

Questions

What does crop out mean?: To appear at the surface of the ground; to outcrop.

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