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pinch
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pinch
1. the quantity of a substance, such as salt, that can be taken between a thumb and finger
2. a very small quantity

pinch [pinch]
(engineering)
The closing-in of borehole walls before casing is emplaced, resulting from rock failure when drilling in formations having a low compressional strength.
(geology)
Thinning of a rock layer, as where a vein narrows.
(mining engineering)


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And now, more than 30 years later, Mota continues to come through in a pinch, for a different type of team.
But they're a combined 9 for 47 in a pinch, and Kreuter has not had a pinch-hit at-bat from the right side this season.
In a pinch: A year ago, Dave Hansen established a major-league record with seven pinch-hit homers, but the Dodgers' production in a pinch this season was nonexistent until Sunday.
 
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