Pinch or pinching may refer to:
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Pinch (action)
A pinch is a grip of a flexible object in which a portion is taken between two fingers, until it hurts, or something of resemblance and squeezed so the gripped portion of the object is lifted from its normal level. By extension, that which is tak ...
, to grip an object or substance between two fingers.
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Pinch (unit), a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice
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Pinch (whisky) or Haig's Pinch, brand of Scotch whisky
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Pinch, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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Pinch, West Virginia, a census-designated place in Kanawha County
Mathematics and science
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Pinch (plasma physics), the compression of a plasma filament by magnetic forces, or a device which uses this effect for magnetic fusion energy
* Pinching is a
multi-touch gesture, done by squeezing one's fingers on a
touchscreen
A touchscreen (or touch screen) is a type of electronic visual display, display that can detect touch input from a user. It consists of both an input device (a touch panel) and an output device (a visual display). The touch panel is typically l ...
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Pinch point (economics), the level of inventory below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
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Pinch point (mathematics), a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
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Pinch analysis
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 ...
, a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes
Arts and culture
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The Pinch'', a literary journal published at University of Memphis
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Pinched'', a 1917 film starring Harold Lloyd
* A puppet voiced and operated by Bill Schulz on ''
Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld''
* Tom Pinch and Ruth Pinch, characters in the novel ''
Martin Chuzzlewit
''The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit'' (commonly known as ''Martin Chuzzlewit'') is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised between January 1843 and July 1 ...
'' by Charles Dickens
* Pinch Raccoon, a character from "
PB&J Otter"
* Doctor Pinch, character in ''
The Comedy of Errors
''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play ...
'' by William Shakespeare
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''Pinch'' (film), a 2019 animated short film by Diego Maclean
People
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Pinch (drummer) (born Andrew Pinching, born 1965), drummer for punk band ''The Damned''
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Pinch (dubstep musician) (born Rob Ellis, born 1980), electronic musician who produces dubstep
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Colin Pinch
Colin Pinch (23 June 1921 – 17 November 2006) was an Australian cricketer. He played 63 first-class matches for New South Wales and South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia ...
(1921–2006), Australian cricketer
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John Pinch the elder (1769–1827), British architect in Bath
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John Pinch the younger (1796–1849), British architect in Bath
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Trevor Pinch
Trevor J. Pinch (1 January 1952 – 16 December 2021) was a British sociologist, part-time musician and chair of the science and technology studies department at Cornell University. In 2018, he won the J.D. Bernal Prize from the Society for ...
(1952–2021), British sociologist at Cornell University
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Frank Pinch
Frank Pinch (24 February 1891 – 8 October 1961) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Bodmin and died in Ashford, Kent.
Pinch began playing club cric ...
(1891–1961), English cricketer
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William Pinch
William "Bill" Wallace Pinch (August 15, 1940 – April 1, 2017) was a mineralogist from Rochester, New York. The Mineralogical Association of Canada has an award named after him, the Pinch Medal, "to recognize major and sustained contributions ...
(1940–2021), mineralogist from Rochester, New York
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Evelyn Pinching
Evelyn Amie "Evie" Pinching (18 March 1915 – 24 December 1988) was a British alpine skier, born in Norwich, who won the 1936 women's downhill and combined events in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. She also ...
(1915–1988), British alpine skier
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William Wyatt Pinching
William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching (1851-1878) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.
Early life
Nipper Pinching was born on 24 March 1851 in Gravesend, the third son of CJ Pinching. He attended Charterhouse SchoolParish ...
(1851–1878), rugby union international who represented England in 1872
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Pinch Thomas
Chester David "Pinch" Thomas (January 24, 1888 – December 24, 1953) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox (1912–17) and Cleveland Indians (1918–21 ...
(1888–1953), backup catcher in Major League Baseball
Sports
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Pinch hitter (baseball)
In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player who has not yet entered the game as a substitute. Unlike basketball, Am ...
, a substitute batter
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Pinch hitter (cricket), a batsman (not a substitute) promoted up the batting order
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Pinch runner, a baseball player substituted for a player on base
See also
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John Pinch (disambiguation)
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Pinch point (disambiguation)
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