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Pinch may refer to:
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Pinch (cooking) , a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice
*Pinch, West Virginia Mathematics and Science
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Pinch (plasma physics) , the compression of a plasma filament by magnetic forces, or a device which uses this effect for magnetic fusion energy (theZ-pinch is a special case of such a device)
* The point of maximum constraint or minimum flow in variouschemical engineering processes
*Pinch point (economics) , the level of inventory below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
*Pinch point (mathematics) , a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
*Pinch temperature , the key point in a process when usingpinch analysis techniques to minimise energy useArts and Culture
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Pinched ", a 1917 film starring Harold Lloyd
* Tom Pinch and Ruth Pinch, characters in the novel "Martin Chuzzlewit " byCharles Dickens People
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John Pinch the elder (1770–1827) and younger (1796–1849), British architects in Bath
*Trevor Pinch (born 1953), British sociologist at Cornell UniversityIn music
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Pinch (drummer) (born Andrew Pinching), thedrummer for punk band The Damned
*Pinch (dubstep musician) (born Rob Ellis), an electronic musician who producesdubstep port
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Pinch hitter (baseball) , a substitute batter
*Pinch hitter (cricket) , a batsman (not a substitute) promoted up the batting order
*Pinch runner , a player substituted for a player on base__NOTOC__
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