| slovo | definícia |
pinch
(mass) | pinch
- ukradnúť |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,špetka n: Petr Prášek |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,štípanec n: Petr Prášek |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,štípat v: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,štípnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,štípnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,ukrást v: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch
(encz) | pinch,uštípnout v: Zdeněk Brož |
Pinch
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
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Pinch
(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).
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Pinch
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.
1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.
--Franklin.
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To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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pinch
(wn) | pinch
n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the
recession"
2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch,
jot, speck, soupcon]
4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an
emergency" [syn: emergency, exigency, pinch]
5: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch]
6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak]
7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn:
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, {taking
into custody}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch,
squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]
2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: crimp, pinch]
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,
purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook,
sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch]
5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can
vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch
your back" [syn: pinch, vellicate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
pinchbeck
(mass) | pinchbeck
- falošný |
a pinch of salt
(encz) | a pinch of salt,špetka soli Zdeněk Brož |
a pinch to grow an inch
(encz) | a pinch to grow an inch,štípnutí oslavence narozenin Zdeněk Brož |
feel the pinch
(encz) | feel the pinch, |
in a pinch
(encz) | in a pinch, |
penny pincher
(encz) | penny pincher,držgrešle Michal Ambrož |
penny-pinch
(encz) | penny-pinch, v: |
penny-pincher
(encz) | penny-pincher, |
penny-pinching
(encz) | penny-pinching, |
pinch an inch
(encz) | pinch an inch, |
pinch bar
(encz) | pinch bar, n: |
pinch hit
(encz) | pinch hit, |
pinch hitter
(encz) | pinch hitter, |
pinch off
(encz) | pinch off, |
pinch-hit
(encz) | pinch-hit,zaskočit za n: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch-hitter
(encz) | pinch-hitter,náhradník n: Zdeněk Brož |
pinch-hitter (baseball)
(encz) | pinch-hitter (baseball), |
pinchbeck
(encz) | pinchbeck,falešný adj: Zdeněk Brožpinchbeck,nepravý adj: Zdeněk Brožpinchbeck,tombak n: Zdeněk Brož |
pinche
(encz) | pinche, n: |
pinched
(encz) | pinched,scvrklý adj: broučkovápinched,vyzáblý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pincher
(encz) | pincher,štípač n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
pinches
(encz) | pinches, |
pinchgut
(encz) | pinchgut, n: |
pinchhitter
(encz) | pinchhitter,náhradník n: Zdeněk Brož |
pinching
(encz) | pinching,štípající adj: Zdeněk Brožpinching,štípání n: Zdeněk Brožpinching,štípavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
adenoidal pinched nasal
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
At a pinch
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
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Belly-pinched
(gcide) | Belly-pinched \Bel"ly-pinched`\, a.
Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf."
--Shak.
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Bepinch
(gcide) | Bepinch \Be*pinch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepinched.]
To pinch, or mark with pinches. --Chapman.
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Bepinched
(gcide) | Bepinch \Be*pinch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepinched.]
To pinch, or mark with pinches. --Chapman.
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Jack-at-a-pinch
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient
service, and often supplying the place of a boy or
attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a
lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a
compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,
crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
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13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
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15. Brandy.
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Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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On a pinch
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
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Penny pincher
(gcide) | Penny \Pen*ny\, n.; pl. Penniesor Pence (p[e^]ns). Pennies
denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in
value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D.
penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr;
of uncertain origin.]
1. A former English coin, originally of copper, then of
bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account
value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; --
usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of
denarius).
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Note: "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the
only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent
. . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier."
--R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about
three pence sterling (see Pennyweight). The old
Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the
English coin. In the United States the word penny is
popularly used for cent.
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2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. --Shak.
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3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
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What penny hath Rome borne,
What men provided, what munition sent? --Shak.
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4. (Script.) See Denarius.
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Penny cress (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family,
having round, flat pods like silver pennies ({Thlaspi
arvense}). Also spelled pennycress. --Dr. Prior.
Penny dog (Zool.), a kind of shark found on the South coast
of Britain: the tope.
Penny pincher, Penny father, a penurious person; a miser;
a niggard. The latter phrase is now obsolete. --Robinson
(More's Utopia).
Penny grass (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.]
Penny post, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a
mail carrier.
Penny wise, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving
small sums while losing larger; penny-wise; -- used
chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.
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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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Pinch
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
[1913 Webster]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.]Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.
1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.
--Franklin.
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To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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pinch bar
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
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Pinchbeck
(gcide) | Pinchbeck \Pinch"beck\, n. [Said to be from the name of the
inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.]
An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal,
composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper.
It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of
cheap jewelry.
[1913 Webster]Pinchbeck \Pinch"beck\, a.
Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. "A
pinchbeck throne." --J. A. Symonds.
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Pinchcock
(gcide) | Pinchcock \Pinch"cock`\, n.
A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid
through the pipe.
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pinche
(gcide) | Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred
South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix,
Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee
(Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee
(Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and
saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.
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2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma
wrinatrix}).
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Pinched
(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).
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Pinchem
(gcide) | Pinchem \Pin"chem\, n. (Zool.)
The European blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
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Pincher
(gcide) | Pincher \Pinch"er\, n.
One who, or that which, pinches.
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Pinchers
(gcide) | Pinchers \Pinch"ers\, n. pl. [From Pinch.]
An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws
working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held
fast, drawing nails, etc.
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Note: This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account
of its derivation from the English pinch, and because
it represents the common pronunciation.
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Pinchfist
(gcide) | Pinchfist \Pinch"fist`\, n.
A closefisted person; a miser.
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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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Pinchpenny
(gcide) | Pinchpenny \Pinch"pen`ny\, n.
A miserly person.
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To pinch at
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.
1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.
--Franklin.
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To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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penny pincher
(wn) | penny pincher
n 1: someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches
every penny before letting go of it) |
penny-pinch
(wn) | penny-pinch
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime] |
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] |
pinch bar
(wn) | pinch bar
n 1: a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum;
used to roll heavy wheels |
pinch hitter
(wn) | pinch hitter
n 1: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter |
pinchas zukerman
(wn) | Pinchas Zukerman
n 1: Israeli violinist (born in 1948) [syn: Zukerman, {Pinchas
Zukerman}] |
pinchbeck
(wn) | pinchbeck
adj 1: serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck
heroism"
n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry
to imitate gold |
pinche
(wn) | pinche
n 1: South American tamarin with a tufted head [syn: pinche,
Leontocebus oedipus] |
pinched
(wn) | pinched
adj 1: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal
voice" [syn: adenoidal, pinched, nasal]
2: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold;
"emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men
and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small
pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim
concentration" [syn: bony, cadaverous, emaciated,
gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted]
3: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard
up}, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p),
penniless, penurious, pinched]
4: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her
pointed shoes were killing her" |
pinchgut
(wn) | pinchgut
n 1: a niggardly person who starves himself (and others) |
vulcan nerve pinch
(foldoc) | Vulcan nerve pinch
three-finger salute
(Or "three-finger salute", Vulcan death grip; from
the old "Star Trek" TV series via Commodore Amiga
hackers) The keyboard combination that forces a soft boot
or jump to ROM monitor (on machines that support such a
feature).
On an Amiga this is done with Ctrl/Right Amiga/Left Amiga; on
IBM PCs and many microcomputers it is Ctrl/Alt/Del; on
Suns, L1-A; on some Macintoshes, it is -! Silicon Graphics users are obviously the most
dextrous however, as these machines use the five-finger
combination: Left Shift/Left Ctrl/Left Alt/Keypad Divide/F12.
Compare quadruple bucky.
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vulcan nerve pinch
(jargon) | Vulcan nerve pinch
n.
[from the old Star Trek TV series via Commodore Amiga hackers] The keyboard
combination that forces a soft-boot or jump to ROM monitor (on machines
that support such a feature). On Amigas this is --
; on PC clones this is Ctrl-Alt-Del; on Suns, L1-A; on
Macintoshes, it is - or --! On IRIX,
, which kills and restarts the X
server, is sometimes called a vulcan nerve pinch. Also called {three-finger
salute} and Vulcan death grip. At shops with a lot of Microsoft Windows
machines, this is often called the Microsoft Maneuver because of the
distressing frequency with which Microsoft's unreliable software requires
it. Compare quadruple bucky.
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