单词 | pinchpenny |
释义 | pinch /pinch or pinsh/transitive verb
ORIGIN: OFr pincier; prob Gmc pinched adjective
pinchˈer noun
pinchˈing noun and adjective pinchˈingly adverb pinchˈcock noun A clamp that stops the flow of liquid by pinching a tube pinchˈcommons singular noun A niggard with food pinch effect noun (nuclear eng) In a plasma carrying a large current, the constriction arising from the interaction of the current with its own magnetic field pinchˈfist, pinchˈgut or pinchˈpenny noun A niggard pinchˈ-hit intransitive verb (baseball) To bat in place of another in an emergency (also figurative) pinchˈ-hitter noun
pinchˈpoint noun A constricted, awkward or congested point, eg in the traffic system at a pinch In a case of necessity or emergency feel the pinch (informal) To be in financial difficulties, to find life, work, etc difficult because of lack of money know where the shoe pinches To know by direct experience what the trouble or difficulty is take with a pinch of salt see under salt1 |
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