pinch out
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English
Verb
pinch out (third-person singular simple present pinches out, present participle pinching out, simple past and past participle pinched out)
- To remove the shoots of a plant:
- (mining, geology) For a distinct body of rock between underlying and overlying strata, to thin out and come to an end, so that the strata above come to lie on the strata below.
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Noun
pinch out (plural pinch outs)