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111Pinch point (economics) — A pinch point is the level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers of that commodity or product become concerned about security of supply. When inventories are below the pinch point, small changes in the balance of supply… …
112pinch-hit — verb a) To bat in place of another player Jones pinch hit for Smith in the sixth. b) To do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody. Jones pinch hit for Smith… …
113pinch — 1. verb a) To squeeze a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt. b) To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential. 2 …
114pinch hit — noun A hit made by a pinch hitter. Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth …
115Pinch — This is one of the very earliest of surnames. Recorded in several spellings including Pinch, Pinck, Pincke, diminutives Pinchen, Pinchin and Pinchon, and rare patronymics Pinches, Pinchson, Pinks, Pinkson as well as dialectals Penk, Penke, Penkes …
116pinch — 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 …
117Pinch — 1. steal; 2. arrest; 3. arrest; 4. tight situation: if it came to a pinch ; at a pinch …
118pinch — Australian Slang 1. steal; 2. arrest; 3. tight situation: if it came to a pinch ; at a pinch …
119pinch-hit — v. (AE) (from baseball) (D; intr.) to pinch hit for ( to replace ) * * * [ˌpɪntʃ hɪt] (AE) (from baseball) (D; intr.) to pinch hit for ( to replace ) …
120Pinch — This means to steal something. Though when you say steal it is a bit more serious than pinch. A kid might pinch a cake from the kitchen. A thief would steal something during a burglary …
