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121pinch-hit — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: back formation from pinch hitter intransitive verb 1. : to go to bat in the place of another player especially in an emergency when a hit is particularly needed usually used with for sent up to pinch hit for the pitcher …
122Pinch-Effekt (Strömungslehre) — Als Pinch Effekt (engl.: to pinch = kneifen) wird ein Phänomen aus der Strömungslehre bezeichnet, das unter anderem in der Membrantechnik von Bedeutung ist. Mark C. Porter vermutete als erster, dass der sog. Pinch Effekt (mit unter auch Tubular… …
123pinch-hit — /pɪntʃ ˈhɪt/ (say pinch hit) verb (i) (pinch hit, pinch hitting) 1. Baseball to serve as a pinch hitter. 2. US to substitute for someone …
124pinch hitter — 1. n. a substitute batter in the game of baseball. □ Sam is a pinch hitter for Ralph, who broke his wrist. □ Time to send in a pinch hitter. 2. n. any substitute person. □ In school today we had a pinch hitter. Our teacher was sick …
125pinch hitter — noun a) A substitute batter; one who pinch hits. Ill be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu. b) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the …
126pinch-discharge pumping — saviglaudis išlydinis kaupinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. pinch discharge pumping vok. Pumpen durch Pinch Entladung, n rus. накачка пинч разрядом, f pranc. pompage par décharge pinch, m …
127Pinch hitter (cricket) — In cricket, pinch hitter is the usual term for a batsman (not a substitute, unlike in baseball) promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs. As attempting to score runs quickly involves playing more aggressive shots and thus an… …
128Pinch point (economics) — A pinch point is the level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers of that commodity or product become concerned about security of supply. When inventories are below the pinch point, small changes in the balance of supply… …
