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101pinch — 1. n. a small amount of a powdered substance, such as salt, snuff, a spice, etc. (Not slang.) □ He put a pinch under his lips and walked up to home plate. □ Do you have any oregano? I need a pinch. 2. tv. to arrest someone. □ The cops pinched her …
102pinch hitter — 1. n. a substitute batter in the game of baseball. □ Sam is a pinch hitter for Ralph, who broke his wrist. □ Time to send in a pinch hitter. 2. n. any substitute person. □ In school today we had a pinch hitter. Our teacher was sick …
103pinch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a grip (esp. the skin of part of the body or of another person) tightly, esp. between finger and thumb (pinched my finger in the door; stop pinching me). b (often absol.) (of a shoe, garment, etc.) constrict (the flesh) painfully …
104pinch hitter — noun a) A substitute batter; one who pinch hits. Ill be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu. b) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the …
105pinch — occupational therapy Grip between fingers at the most distal joints. * * * pinch pinch vt to squeeze or compress (a part of the body) usu. in a painful or discomforting way <a pinched nerve caused by entrapment> * * * (pinch) 1. to press an …
106pinch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Pinch is used before these nouns: ↑runner {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ gently, lightly ▪ playfully ▪ together …
107pinch — verb 1》 grip (the flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb. ↘(of a shoe) hurt (a foot) by being too tight. ↘[often as adjective pinched] tighten (the lips or a part of the face), especially with worry or tension. 2》 live in a… …
108pinch — 1. verb 1) he pinched my arm Syn: nip, tweak, squeeze, grasp 2) my new shoes pinch my toes Syn: hurt, squeeze, crush, cramp 2. noun 1) he gave her arm a pinch …
109pinch-discharge pumping — saviglaudis išlydinis kaupinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. pinch discharge pumping vok. Pumpen durch Pinch Entladung, n rus. накачка пинч разрядом, f pranc. pompage par décharge pinch, m …
110Pinch hitter (cricket) — In cricket, pinch hitter is the usual term for a batsman (not a substitute, unlike in baseball) promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs. As attempting to score runs quickly involves playing more aggressive shots and thus an… …
