Pinch

Pinch or pinching may refer to:
 * Pinch (action), to grip an object or substance between two fingers.
 * Pinch (unit), a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice
 * Pinch (whisky) or Haig's Pinch, brand of Scotch whisky
 * Pinch, Indiana, an unincorporated community
 * Pinch, West Virginia, a census-designated place in Kanawha County

Mathematics and science

 * 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, done by squeezing one's fingers on a touchscreen
 * 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 analysis, a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes

Arts and culture

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

People

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

Sports

 * Pinch hitter (baseball), a substitute batter
 * Pinch hitter (cricket), a batsman (not a substitute) promoted up the batting order
 * Pinch runner, a baseball player substituted for a player on base