pinched off
Nipped to separate
Pinched off describes something separated by squeezing between finger and thumb, or between two surfaces that close together.
A baker pinches off pieces of dough; a surgeon pinches off a blood vessel with a clamp.
The phrase implies a clean separation at a narrow point: She pinched off the dead blossoms.
In geology, a vein or seam that has pinched off has narrowed to nothing.
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- severingCutting apart completely
- breakInterrupt continuity
- broke awaySeparated forcefully or suddenly
- prunedCut away excess growth
cytokinesis · cell division · cut · snap · clamping · sheared · squeezing · budding · detaching · ligated · occluded · cut the cord · crimping · nip · twist · crop · pluck · compressing
connection status
pinched offattached
Joined to another thing
connected · joined · flowing · continuous · uninterrupted