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Definition of 'pinch'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) pinch
to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.

2.  pinch
to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does.

3.  pinch
to render unnaturally constricted or drawn:
a face pinched with fear.

4.  pinch
to remove or shorten (buds or shoots) in order to produce a certain plant shape or to encourage growth.

5.  pinch
to affect with sharp discomfort or distress, as cold, hunger, or need does.

6.  pinch
to straiten in means or circumstances:
a family pinched by the recession.

7.  pinch
to hamper or inconvenience by the lack of something specified.

8.  pinch
to stint the supply or amount of (a thing).

9.  pinch
Slang.

10.  pinch
to steal.

11.  pinch
to arrest.

12.  pinch
to sail (a ship) so close to the wind that the sails shake and the speed is reduced.

13. (v.i.) pinch
to exert a sharp or painful constricting force:
shoes that pinch.

14.  pinch
to cause sharp discomfort or distress.

15.  pinch
to economize unduly; stint oneself:
pinched and saved to buy a new car.

16.  pinch
(of a vein of ore or the like)

17.  pinch
to diminish.

18. (n.) pinch
the act of pinching; nip; squeeze.

19.  pinch
as much of something as can be taken up between the finger and thumb.

20.  pinch
a very small quantity.

21.  pinch
sharp or painful stress, as of hunger, need, or any trying circumstances.

22.  pinch
a situation or time of special stress, esp. an emergency.

23.  pinch
Slang.

24.  pinch
a raid or an arrest.

25.  pinch
a theft.

Definition of 'pinch'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) pinch
a painful or straitened circumstance
"the pinch of the recession"

2. (noun) pinch
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

3. (noun) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"

4. (noun) emergency, exigency, pinch
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"

5. (noun) nip, pinch
a small sharp bite or snip

6. (noun) pinch, tweak
a squeeze with the fingers

7. (verb) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

8. (verb) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

9. (verb) crimp, pinch
make ridges into by pinching together

10. (verb) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
make off with belongings of others

11. (verb) top, pinch
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"

12. (verb) pinch, vellicate
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

Definition of 'pinch'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) pinch
to press hard between two fingers
Ow! He pinched me.

2.  pinch
to put uncomfortable pressure on
These shoes pinch (my toes).

3.  pinch
to use up or take away money, causing financial problems
The hard winter has pinched highway budgets.

4.  pinch
steal
Who pinched my sweets?

5. (noun) pinch
a small amount
Add a pinch of salt; a comedy with a pinch of black humor

6.  pinch
the act of squeezing between two fingers
My aunt gave my cheek a pinch.

Definition of 'pinch'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) pinch
a close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip

2. (noun) pinch
as much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff

3. (noun) pinch
pian; pang

4. (noun) pinch
a lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar

5. (verb) pinch
to press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies

6. (verb) pinch
o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals

7. (verb) pinch
to plait

8. (verb) pinch
figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money

9. (verb) pinch
to move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4

10. (verb) pinch
to act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches

11. (verb) pinch
to take hold; to grip, as a dog does

12. (verb) pinch
to spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous

Translation of 'pinch'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger He pinched her arm.
Afrikaans: knyp	Arabic: يَقْرُص بَين الأبْهام وال	Bulgarian: щипя
Brazilian: beliscar	Czech: štípnout	German: zwicken
Danish: nive; klemme	Greek: τσιμπώ, σφίγγω	Spanish: pellizcar
Estonian: näpistama	Farsi: نیشگون گرفتن	Finnish: nipistää
French: pincer	Hebrew: לִצבוֹט	Hindi: निचोड़ना, ऐंठना
Croatian: štipati, uštipnuti	Hungarian: (meg)csíp	Indonesian: mencubit
Icelandic: klípa	Italian: pizzicare	Japanese: つねる
Korean: 꼬집다	Lithuanian: įgnybti, (su)žnybti	Latvian: []kniebt
Malay: mencubit	Dutch: knijpen	Norwegian: klype
Polish: szczypać	Persian: نیشگون گرفتن	Pashto: خاصه اړتيا، ځورونه
Portuguese: beliscar	Romanian: a ciupi	Russian: ущипнуть
Slovak: uštipnúť	Slovenian: uščipniti	Serbian: uštinuti
Swedish: nypa	Thai: หยิก	Turkish: çimdiklemek
Taiwanese: 捏	Ukrainian: щипати; прищемити	Urdu: چٹکي لينا
Vietnamese: véo	Chinese: 捏
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