pinch out

Meaning

Verb

1. To remove the shoots of a plant:
2. To remove the shoots of a plant:
3. 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.

Noun

A volume of rock or oil trapped or isolated between strata that have pinched it out.

Synonyms

pinch off

pinch and crush

pinch back

Translations

mit den Fingern zerdrücken

cortar