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noun
A volume of rock or oil trapped or isolated between strata that have pinched it out.
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verb
To remove the shoots of a plant:
the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit
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verb
To remove the shoots of a plant:
a plant's side shoots
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verb
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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Topics: business, geography, geology, mining, natural-sciences
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