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  • 71pinch — pinchable, adj. /pinch/, v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. 2. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The …

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  • 72pinch — 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… …

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  • 73pinch — /pɪntʃ / (say pinch) verb (t) 1. to compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or any two opposed surfaces. 2. to compress, constrict, or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 3. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters …

  • 74Pinch (dubstep musician) — Rob Ellis, better known as Pinch, is a dubstep artist from Bristol, United Kingdom [ [http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj page.aspx?id=1756 Bristol s leading man in dubstep] ] noted for his fusion of styles such as Reggae, World Music, and… …

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  • 75pinch hit — noun Etymology: pinch hit : a hit made while pinch hitting * * * Baseball. a hit made by a pinch hitter. [1910 15] * * * pinch hit «PIHNCH HIHT», verb, hit, hit|ting. –v.i …

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  • 76Pinch-Effekt (Elektrodynamik) — Als Pinch Effekt (engl.: to pinch = quetschen) wird ein Phänomen aus der Elektrodynamik bezeichnet, das in der Plasmaphysik und der Schweißtechnik von Bedeutung ist. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Plasmaphysik 1.1 Bennett Gleichung 2 Schweißtechnik …

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  • 77pinch-hit — {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. * /Smith was sent in to pinch hit for Jones./ 2. {informal} To act for a while, or in an emergency, for another person; take someone s place for a while. * /I asked him to pinch… …

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  • 78pinch-hit — {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. * /Smith was sent in to pinch hit for Jones./ 2. {informal} To act for a while, or in an emergency, for another person; take someone s place for a while. * /I asked him to pinch… …

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  • 79pinch — 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] …

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  • 80pinch-hit — v 1. To substitute for another player at bat in a baseball game. Smith was sent in to pinch hit for Jones. 2. informal To act for a while, or in an emergency, for another person; take someone s place for a while. I asked him to pinch hit for me… …

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