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  • 91pinch-hit — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: back formation from pinch hitter intransitive verb 1. : to go to bat in the place of another player especially in an emergency when a hit is particularly needed usually used with for sent up to pinch hit for the pitcher …

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  • 92Pinch Me — Infobox Single | Name = Pinch Me Artist = Barenaked Ladies from Album = Maroon Released = October 31, 2000 Format = CD, 7 , 12 Recorded = 2000 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:45 (album) 3:49 (radio edit) Label = Reprise Records Writer =… …

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  • 94pinch — 01. My aunt [pinched] me on the cheek, and then gave me a big kiss. 02. My son [pinched] his finger in the gate, and had to get a couple of stitches. 03. A [pinch] of salt in a pot of water will make it boil more quickly. 04. The little girl… …

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  • 95pinch — {{11}}pinch (n.) late 15c., critical juncture (as in baseball pinch hitter, attested from 1912), from PINCH (Cf. pinch) (v.). This figurative sense is attested earlier than the literal sense of act of pinching (1590s). {{12}}pinch (v.) early 13c …

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  • 96pinch — 1. verb 1) he pinched my arm Syn: tweak, nip, squeeze, grasp 2) my new shoes pinch my toes Syn: hurt, pain; squeeze, crush, cramp; be uncomfortable 3) …

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  • 97pinch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *pincher, pincer Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument b. to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to… …

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  • 98Pinch — Dieser Artikel wurde aufgrund von inhaltlichen Mängeln auf der Qualitätssicherungsseite des Portals Physik eingetragen. Dies geschieht, um die Qualität der Artikel aus dem Themengebiet Physik auf ein akzeptables Niveau zu bringen. Dabei werden… …

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  • 99Pinch-Effekt (Strömungslehre) — Als Pinch Effekt (engl.: to pinch = kneifen) wird ein Phänomen aus der Strömungslehre bezeichnet, das unter anderem in der Membrantechnik von Bedeutung ist. Mark C. Porter vermutete als erster, dass der sog. Pinch Effekt (mit unter auch Tubular… …

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  • 100pinch-hit — /pɪntʃ ˈhɪt/ (say pinch hit) verb (i) (pinch hit, pinch hitting) 1. Baseball to serve as a pinch hitter. 2. US to substitute for someone …