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to tightly grip using a finger and thumb
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"
an instance of theftthe pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me!
the act of taking into one's control by authority of lawan innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or numberthis labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts
to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or pointsthe zipper on those jeans always pinches me
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keeppinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer
to take or keep under one's control by authority of lawpinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady
to avoid unnecessary waste or expenseif we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort
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