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Definition of Pinching

Pinching
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. 2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. --Chapman. 3. To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer. 4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W. Raleigh. 5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinching
Pinching Pinch"ing, a. Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony. Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.

Meaning of Pinching from wikipedia

- Look up pinch or pinching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinch or pinching may refer to: Pinch (action), to grip an object or substance between two...
- The finger pinching conspiracy theory is an antifeminist conspiracy theory that originated in South Korea and claims there is a deliberate plot to spread...
- the pinching out stratum come into direct contact. The term also is used in petroleum geology to describe a stratigraphic trap created by a pinch-out...
- being pinched is smaller, but is usually tolerable to most. Pinching the skin can result in pinch marks, a cutaneous condition, and when on the ears or in...
- A pinch valve is a full bore or fully ported type of control valve which uses a pinching effect to obstruct fluid flow. Pinch valves employ an elastic...
- Delroy Thompson (born 19 November 1965), better known by his stage name Pinchers, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He released his first album...
- formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger. It is a basic...
- Pinch bug, pinchbug, or pincher bug may refer to: Stag beetles, insects belonging to the family Lucanidae Earwigs, insects belonging to the order Dermaptera...
- Pinch analysis is a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes by calculating thermodynamically feasible energy targets (or minimum...
- In fusion power research, the Z-pinch (zeta pinch) is a type of plasma confinement system that uses an electric current in the plasma to generate a magnetic...