# Pinch

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**Pinch** or **pinching** may refer to:

- [Pinch (action)](/source/Pinch_(action)), to grip an object or substance between two fingers.
- [Pinch (unit)](/source/Pinch_(unit)), a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice
- [Pinch (whisky)](/source/Pinch_(whisky)) or Haig's Pinch, brand of Scotch whisky
- [Pinch, Indiana](/source/Pinch,_Indiana), an unincorporated community
- [Pinch, West Virginia](/source/Pinch,_West_Virginia), a census-designated place in Kanawha County

## Mathematics and science

- [Pinch (plasma physics)](/source/Pinch_(plasma_physics)), the compression of a plasma filament by magnetic forces, or a device which uses this effect for magnetic fusion energy
- Pinching is a [multi-touch gesture](/source/Multi-touch_gestures), done by squeezing one's fingers on a [touchscreen](/source/Touchscreen)
- [Pinch point (economics)](/source/Pinch_point_(economics)), the level of inventory below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
- [Pinch point (mathematics)](/source/Pinch_point_(mathematics)), a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
- [Pinch analysis](/source/Pinch_analysis), a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes

## Arts and culture

- *[The Pinch](/source/The_Pinch)*, a literary journal published at University of Memphis
- *[Pinched](/source/Pinched)*, a 1917 film starring Harold Lloyd
- A puppet voiced and operated by Bill Schulz on *[Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld](/source/Red_Eye_w/Greg_Gutfeld)*
- Tom Pinch and Ruth Pinch, characters in the novel *[Martin Chuzzlewit](/source/Martin_Chuzzlewit)* by Charles Dickens
- Pinch Raccoon, a character from "[PB&J Otter](/source/PB%26J_Otter)"
- Doctor Pinch, character in *[The Comedy of Errors](/source/The_Comedy_of_Errors)* by William Shakespeare
- [*Pinch* (film)](/source/Pinch_(film)), a 2019 animated short film by Diego Maclean

## People

- [Pinch (drummer)](/source/Pinch_(drummer)) (born Andrew Pinching, born 1965), drummer for punk band *The Damned*
- [Pinch (dubstep musician)](/source/Pinch_(dubstep_musician)) (born Rob Ellis, born 1980), electronic musician who produces dubstep
- [Colin Pinch](/source/Colin_Pinch) (1921–2006), Australian cricketer
- [John Pinch the elder](/source/John_Pinch_the_elder) (1769–1827), British architect in Bath
- [John Pinch the younger](/source/John_Pinch_the_younger) (1796–1849), British architect in Bath
- [Trevor Pinch](/source/Trevor_Pinch) (1952–2021), British sociologist at Cornell University
- [Frank Pinch](/source/Frank_Pinch) (1891–1961), English cricketer
- [William Pinch](/source/William_Pinch) (1940–2021), mineralogist from Rochester, New York
- [Evelyn Pinching](/source/Evelyn_Pinching) (1915–1988), British alpine skier
- [William Wyatt Pinching](/source/William_Wyatt_Pinching) (1851–1878), rugby union international who represented England in 1872
- [Pinch Thomas](/source/Pinch_Thomas) (1888–1953), backup catcher in Major League Baseball

## Sports

- [Pinch hitter (baseball)](/source/Pinch_hitter_(baseball)), a substitute batter
- [Pinch hitter (cricket)](/source/Pinch_hitter_(cricket)), a batsman (not a substitute) promoted up the batting order
- [Pinch runner](/source/Pinch_runner), a baseball player substituted for a player on base

## See also

- [John Pinch (disambiguation)](/source/John_Pinch_(disambiguation))
- [Pinch point (disambiguation)](/source/Pinch_point_(disambiguation))

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