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to make a pinch

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  • pinch — I n. painful squeeze 1) to give smb. a pinch emergency (colloq.) 2) at (BE), in (esp. AE) a pinch arrest (colloq.) 3) to make a pinch II v. (colloq.) (D; tr.) ( to arrest ) to pinch for (pinched for speeding) * * * [pɪntʃ] …   Combinatory dictionary

  • pinch — Synonyms and related words: abstract, ace, acute pain, afflict, agonize, ail, alternate, alternative, and, annex, apprehend, apprehension, approach, appropriate, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, atom, backup, bag, bare cupboard, bare subsistence …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Pinch analysis — is a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes by calculating thermodynamically feasible energy targets (or minimum energy consumption) and achieving them by optimising heat recovery systems, energy supply methods and… …   Wikipedia

  • pinch-hit — /pinch hit /, v.i., pinch hit, pinch hitting. 1. Baseball. to serve as a pinch hitter. 2. Informal. to substitute for someone, esp. in an emergency. v.t. 3. Baseball. to get, or make (a hit) in pinch hitting. [1930 35, Amer.; back formation from… …   Universalium

  • pinch —    , pinch pot    Pinching is a pottery technique, fundamental to manipulating clay. Making a pinch pot is pressing the thumb into a ball of clay, and drawing the clay out into a pot by repeatedly squeezing the clay between the thumb and fingers …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • pinch-hit — pinch′ hit′ v. hit, hit•ting. v.i. 1) spo to substitute at bat for a teammate in baseball, often at a critical moment of a game 2) inf to substitute for someone, esp. in an emergency 3) spo to make (a hit) in pinch hitting • Etymology: 1930–35,… …   From formal English to slang

  • pinch-hit — pinch ,hit verb intransitive AMERICAN 1. ) INFORMAL to do something because someone else is unable to do it 2. ) in baseball, to BAT for another player, especially when you are more likely to make a hit ╾ pinch ,hitter noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pinch — pinch1 [pıntʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From an unrecorded Old North French pinchier] 1.) [T] to press a part of someone s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts ▪ We have to stop her pinching her baby… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pinch (plasma physics) — For other uses, see Pinch (disambiguation). Lightning bolts illustrating electromagnetically pinched plasma filaments …   Wikipedia

  • Pinch pot — A Pinch pot is an ancient as well as contemporary form of pottery. Many ancient cultures made them and many still make and use them in their everyday lives. Simple clay vessels such as bowls and cups of various sizes can be formed and shaped by… …   Wikipedia

  • pinch — 1 verb 1 (T) to press a part of someone s flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts: Mum, he pinched me! 2 (T) informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable: Someone s pinched my… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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