outcrop n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcropping}, {rock outcrop}] [also: {outcropping}, {outcropped}] outcropping n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land [syn: {outcrop}, {rock outcrop}] outcrop v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" [also: {outcropping}, {outcropped}] outcropping See {outcrop}