crop out



crop out

to appear on the surface; [for something] to reveal itself in the open; to begin to show above the surface. A layer of rock cropped out at the edges of the desert.
See also: crop, out

crop someone or something out

[for a photographer] to cut or trim out someone or something from a photograph. The photographer cropped Mr. Jones out of the picture. See if you can crop out the ugly fence at the side of the house.
See also: crop, out

crop out

Rise to the surface, become visible or evident, as in These superstitions crop out time and again. This term originated in mining, where a stratum or vein of ore is said to crop out when it comes to the surface. [Mid-1800s]
See also: crop, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Philipa-English (Rare)
Chisomochee-SO-moSouthern African, Chewa
Aquilina-Ancient Roman
Adelinea-də-LEEN (French), AD-ə-lien (English)French, English
Stanley['stænli]
Neoptolemos-Greek Mythology