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inching
(encz) | inching,pomalé posouvání Zdeněk Brož |
inching
(encz) | inching,pomalý posuv Zdeněk Brož |
Inching
(gcide) | Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inching.]
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1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]
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He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master. --Dryden.
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2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]
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inching
(encz) | inching,pomalé posouvání Zdeněk Brožinching,pomalý posuv Zdeněk Brož |
penny-pinching
(encz) | penny-pinching, |
pinching
(encz) | pinching,štípající adj: Zdeněk Brožpinching,štípání n: Zdeněk Brožpinching,štípavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unflinching
(encz) | unflinching,neohrožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unflinchingly
(encz) | unflinchingly,neochvějně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Cinching
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
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2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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Clinching
(gcide) | Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [OE. clenchen,
prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D.
klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]
1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing
tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." --Dryden.
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2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch
the teeth or the first. --Swift.
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3. To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been
driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as,
to clinch a nail.
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4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to
clinch an argument. --South.
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Flinching
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flinching.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
of the parties flinched from the combat.
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A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
accustomed to bear very rough usage without
flinching or complaining. --Locke.
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2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Flinchingly
(gcide) | Flinchingly \Flinch"ing*ly\, adv.
In a flinching manner.
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penny-pinching
(gcide) | penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ n.
Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily.
Syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift.
[WordNet 1.5]penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ adj.
Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as
cheesparing.
Syn: cheeseparing, close.
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Pinching
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch;
akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin.
Cf. Piece.]
1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers,
between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an
instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two
hard bodies.
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2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
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He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.
--Chapman.
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3. To plait. [Obs.]
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Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer.
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4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to
starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
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Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a
pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
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6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang]
--Robert Barr.
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7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Pinching \Pinch"ing\, a.
Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold;
a pinching parsimony.
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Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
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Pinching bar
(gcide) | Pinching \Pinch"ing\, a.
Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold;
a pinching parsimony.
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Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
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Pinching nut
(gcide) | Pinching \Pinch"ing\, a.
Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold;
a pinching parsimony.
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Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
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Pinchingly
(gcide) | Pinchingly \Pinch"ing*ly\, adv.
In a pinching way.
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Skinching
(gcide) | Skinch \Skinch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Skinched; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skinching.] [Cf. Scant.]
To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect
a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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Unflinching
(gcide) | Unflinching \Unflinching\
See flinching.Unflinching \Un*flinch"ing\, a.
Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. --
Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.
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Unflinchingly
(gcide) | Unflinching \Un*flinch"ing\, a.
Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. --
Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.
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penny-pinching
(wn) | penny-pinching
adj 1: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money";
"a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
n 1: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money
unnecessarily [syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness,
thrift, penny-pinching] |
unflinching
(wn) | unflinching
adj 1: not shrinking from danger [syn: unblinking,
unflinching, unintimidated, unshrinking] |
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