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Foot In The Bucket: When a batter steps away from home plate on his forward swing, ususally in response to the fear of getting hit in the head, he is said to be swinging with his ‘foot in the bucket.’

Pack-in Game: A game that comes packaged with a system. For example, the NES pack-in was Super Mario Bros, and the Genesis pack-in was Sonic the Hedgehog.

Padding: A material installed under carpet to add foot comfort, isolate sound, and to prolong carpet life.

Packing List: A Packing List is an alphabetical list of items to be taken with you when you travel on your motorcycle. It may contain categories such as Regular Stuff, Clothes, and Toiletries. Usually it . . . View Full Definition

Pack Hardening: A heat-treating process in which the workpiece is packed into a metal box together with charcoal, charred leather or other carbonaceous material to case-harden the part.

Pacing: Means the patrol car matches the suspected violator's speed. This is done with a calibrated speedometer or radar inside the patrol vehicle. When speed radar is used in this manner it is actu . . . View Full Definition

Pacinian Corpuscles: Sensory receptors located deep in the epidermis that detect pressure and vibration.

Pagejacking: Theft of a page from the original site and publication of a copy (or near-copy) at another site.

Paid-In Capital: Capital received from investors in exchange for stock, but not stock from capital generated from earnings or donated. This account includes capital stock and contributions of stockholders cr . . . View Full Definition

Paint Gauge: Instrument for measuring the thickness of paint film.