I. ˈau̇t-ˌkräp noun
Date: 1805
1. : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
2. : the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground
II. ˈau̇t-ˌkräp, ˌau̇t-ˈ intransitive verb
Date: circa 1847
1. : to project from the surrounding soil
ledges outcropping from the eroded slope
2. : to come to the surface : appear