What does pinch mean?
Definitions for pinch
pɪntʃpinch
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pinch.
Princeton's WordNet
pinchnoun
a painful or straitened circumstance
"the pinch of the recession"
pinchnoun
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupconnoun
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
emergency, exigency, pinchnoun
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
nip, pinchnoun
a small sharp bite or snip
pinch, tweaknoun
a squeeze with the fingers
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custodyverb
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitchverb
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
crimp, pinchverb
make ridges into by pinching together
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftverb
make off with belongings of others
top, pinchverb
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"
pinch, vellicateverb
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"
Wiktionary
pinchnoun
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchnoun
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchnoun
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchnoun
An organic herbal smoke additive.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchverb
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchverb
To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchverb
To arrest or capture.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchverb
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
pinchverb
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
Etymology: From pinchen, from * (compare pincer, pincier), from *, a nasalised variant of *, of origin, from Old *, from pikōnan, from beu-. Cognate with pycan, pician, pikka, and picken, pochen. More at pick.
Webster Dictionary
Pinchverb
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
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
to plait
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
to move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
to act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
to take hold; to grip, as a dog does
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchverb
to spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchnoun
a close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchnoun
as much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchnoun
pian; pang
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinchnoun
a lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Freebase
Pinch
A pinch is the compression of an electrically conducting filament by magnetic forces. The conductor is usually a plasma, but could also be a solid or liquid metal. In a z-pinch, the current is axial and the magnetic field azimuthal; in a theta-pinch, the current is azimuthal and the magnetic field is axial. The phenomenon may also be referred to as a "Bennett pinch", "electromagnetic pinch", "magnetic pinch", "pinch effect" or "plasma pinch". Pinches occur naturally in electrical discharges such as lightning bolts, the aurora, current sheets, and solar flares. They are also produced in the laboratory, primarily for research into fusion power.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pinch
pinsh, v.t. to grip hard: to squeeze between two hard or firm substances: to squeeze the flesh so as to give pain: to nip: to distress: to gripe.—v.i. to act with force: to bear or press hard: to live sparingly.—n. a close compression with the fingers: what can be taken up between the finger and thumb: an iron bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, &c.: a gripe: distress: oppression.—n. Pinch′commons, a niggard, a miser.—adj. Pinched, having the appearance of being tightly squeezed: hard pressed by want or cold: narrowed in size.—ns. Pinch′er, one who, or that which, pinches; Pinch′ers, Pin′cers, an instrument for gripping anything firmly, esp. for drawing out nails, &c.; Pinch′fist, Pinch′gut Pinch′penny, a niggard.—adv. Pinch′ingly, in a pinching manner.—At a pinch, in a case of necessity; Know where the shoe pinches, to know where the cause of trouble or difficulty is. [O. Fr. pincer; prob. Teut., cf. Dut. pitsen, to pinch.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pinch in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pinch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of pinch in a Sentence
I always want to pinch Joe Walsh and remind Joe Walsh that this isn't Russia. I do not live in Russia. I refuse to live in Russia, we can't just cancel elections in this country. That's what Donald Trump is doing. Donald Trump's literally canceling elections, and it's very easy to be p ***** off at Donald Trump, but we're used to this with Donald Trump. He is a would-be dictator. He would like this to be Russia.
I try to take all the toing and froing with a pinch of salt, i'm inclined to believe they will make an agreement, maybe not on the day, and find money down the back of the sofa in the meantime.
Things happen so quickly out there and even when I go home, I'll probably blink my eyes and still have to pinch myself to realize what happened, that's why we play the games. This is a special moment.
A pinch from a friend hurts more than a blow from an enemy.
All those comments have to be taken with a big pinch of salt, but it's helping there are signs we are moving toward a deal.
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- pessigar, pessicCatalan, Valencian
- špetka, štípnoutCzech
- nuppe, knib, klemme, nive, nap, drys, nappe, knibe, hugge, niv, negle, snuppe, tageDanish
- zwicken, kneifenGerman
- pellizcar, pellizco, aprieto, pizcaSpanish
- piinata, latvoa, leikata, napata, hyppysellinen, hyppynen, pinteessä, nipistys, nipistää, näpistääFinnish
- pincement, pincée, chiper, pincerFrench
- csipetHungarian
- pizzico, acciuffare, pizzicareItalian
- 抓るJapanese
- قونجورکه, نوقورچ, قونجورک گرتن, نوقورچ لێدانKurdish
- cubit, چوبيتMalay
- knijpenDutch
- szczyptaPolish
- beliscar, alhada, roubar, beliscada, apertoPortuguese
- ciupi, pișcaRomanian
- щепоть, щипать, защемлять, щепотка, ущипнуть, прищемлятьRussian
- uštinuti, štipanjeSerbo-Croatian
- nypa, knipa, snatta, nyp, knipsa, pinaSwedish
- çimdiklemekTurkish
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