What does pinch mean?
Definitions for pinch
pɪntʃpinch
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pinch.
Princeton's WordNet
pinch(noun)
a painful or straitened circumstance
"the pinch of the recession"
pinch(noun)
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon(noun)
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
emergency, exigency, pinch(noun)
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
nip, pinch(noun)
a small sharp bite or snip
pinch, tweak(noun)
a squeeze with the fingers
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody(verb)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch(verb)
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
crimp, pinch(verb)
make ridges into by pinching together
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift(verb)
make off with belongings of others
top, pinch(verb)
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"
pinch, vellicate(verb)
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
pinch(Noun)
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.
pinch(Noun)
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.
pinch(Noun)
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.
pinch(Noun)
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.
pinch(Verb)
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.
pinch(Verb)
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.
pinch(Verb)
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.
pinch(Verb)
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.
pinch(Verb)
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
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
to plait
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(verb)
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.]
Pinch(noun)
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.]
Pinch(noun)
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.]
Pinch(noun)
pian; pang
Etymology: [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
Pinch(noun)
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
We took money away from the NGOs [ non-governmental organizations ], they are now feeling the pinch from the lack of funding. So, maybe the NGO types are conducting these criminal acts in order to generate negative attention against me and against the Brazilian government.
He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man?s door, Embittering all his state.
So far, farmers don't feel the pinch directly. But if this lingers on, and we still have billions of bushels in extra supply, this could become more of a 2019 story.
If you work for a man, in heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, and the rest of the time work against him. I would give an undivided service or none. If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
She’s an inspiration, we kind of have to pinch ourselves to remember that she is the age she is and she stays as active as she does.
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- pessic, pessigarCatalan, Valencian
- štípnout, špetkaCzech
- niv, knibe, nive, klemme, nuppe, knib, nap, drys, nappe, hugge, negle, snuppe, tageDanish
- kneifen, zwickenGerman
- aprieto, pellizcar, pellizco, pizcaSpanish
- nipistys, pinteessä, nipistää, näpistää, latvoa, hyppysellinen, hyppynen, napata, leikata, piinataFinnish
- pincement, pincer, chiper, pincéeFrench
- csipetHungarian
- pizzico, acciuffare, pizzicareItalian
- 抓るJapanese
- نوقورچ, قونجورکه, نوقورچ لێدان, قونجورک گرتنKurdish
- cubit, چوبيتMalay
- knijpenDutch
- szczyptaPolish
- alhada, beliscar, beliscada, aperto, roubarPortuguese
- pișca, ciupiRomanian
- щипать, защемлять, щепотка, щепоть, ущипнуть, прищемлятьRussian
- uštinuti, štipanjeSerbo-Croatian
- nypa, snatta, knipa, nyp, knipsa, pinaSwedish
- çimdiklemekTurkish
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