crop out
B2 neutral separable both
In simple words
When rock appears through the ground, or when you cut the sides off a photo to remove something.
Literal meaning: For the geology sense, 'crop' relates to appearing above ground; 'out' indicates emerging outward. For photography, removing something outward from the frame.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
(Geology) Of rock or a mineral seam: to appear at or above the surface of the ground.
"Limestone crops out along the entire eastern ridge of the valley."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral
(Photography/image editing) To remove an unwanted person or element from the edges of a photograph or image.
"She cropped out her ex-boyfriend before posting the holiday photo online."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in two main contexts: geology (rock strata appearing at the surface) and photography/image editing (removing the edges of a photo). The photography sense has become increasingly common in the digital age.
Commonly used with
rock seam photo image background figure
Forms
Base
crop out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
crops out
he/she/it
Past simple
croped out
yesterday
Past participle
croped out
have + pp
-ing form
croping out
continuous
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