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71pinch-hit — pinch′ hit′ v. hit, hit•ting. v.i. 1) spo to substitute at bat for a teammate in baseball, often at a critical moment of a game 2) inf to substitute for someone, esp. in an emergency 3) spo to make (a hit) in pinch hitting • Etymology: 1930–35,… …
72pinch runner — pinch running. Baseball. a player sent into a game to replace a base runner. [1960 65] * * * pinch runner, Baseball. a player who is substituted for a base runner: »Casey then took Hook out for a pinch runner, Rod Kanehl (New York Times) …
73pinch run — ˈpinch run 7 [pinch run] verb intransitive (in ↑baseball) to take the place of a player who is on a ↑base • …
74pinch-eyed — to pinch fisted: see pinch …
75pinch-plane — to pinch point: see pinch …
76Pinch wheel — or pinch roller was the name used for the plastic or rubber wheels in an 8 track cartridge, used to guide and align the magnetic tape …
77pinch-hit — v [I + for] AmE 1.) to do something for someone else because they are suddenly not able to do it 2.) to ↑hit for someone else in baseball >pinch hitter n …
78pinch-hit — pinch ,hit verb intransitive AMERICAN 1. ) INFORMAL to do something because someone else is unable to do it 2. ) in baseball, to BAT for another player, especially when you are more likely to make a hit ╾ pinch ,hitter noun count …
79pinch an inch — of fat on your body If I can pinch an inch, am I fat? No. Just pleasantly plump …
80pinch of salt — If what someone says should be taken with a pinch of salt, then they exaggerate and distort things, so what they say shouldn t be believed unquestioningly. ( with a grain of salt is an alternative.) …
