Contract and Pinch

Contract

Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).

Pinch and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pinch" instead a verb "Contract".

Pinch

Pinch verb - To squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points.

Contract and pinch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Pinch".

Nearby Words: pinched, pinching

How words are described

good good contract good pinch
massive massive contract massive pinch
big big contract big pinch
last last contract last pinch

Common collocations

character contract character pinch character

Both words in one sentence

  • Louis Browns (now Baltimore Orioles) did just that; they signed a little person to a contract and sent him to hit, and when he was (naturally) walked, removed him for a pinch runner.
  • When he was finally inserted as a pinch hitter, the umpire tried to block Gaedel's appearance; however, Veeck had the foresight to prepare for this by having Gaedel's physical contract on-hand, leaving the umpire no choice but to accept him.
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