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 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 (born 1952), British sociologist at Cornell University Frank Pinch (1891–1961), English cricketer William Pinch (born 1940), 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 See also John Pinch (disambiguation) Pinch point (disambiguation)