Defenition of the word pinch
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Defenition of the word pinch
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh between the fingers, making it hurt.
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- make ridges into by pinching together
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- small sharp biting
- make off with belongings of others
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- a painful or straitened circumstance: "the pinch of the recession"
- a squeeze with the fingers
- squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
- cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
- a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
- 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"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- cut the top off
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
Synonyms for the word pinch
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- abstract
- apprehension
- arrest
- cabbage
- catch
- collar
- crimp
- emergency
- exigency
- filch
- hint
- hook
- jot
- lift
- mite
- nip
- nobble
- pilfer
- purloin
- snarf
- sneak
- soupcon
- speck
- squeeze
- swipe
- taking into custody
- top
- touch
- tweak
- tweet
- twinge
- twitch
- vellicate
Hyponyms for the word pinch
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- flute
- goose
- snuff
- tail
- tweak
Hypernyms for the word pinch
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- bite
- capture
- chomp
- clip
- clipping
- crisis
- crop
- cut back
- difficulty
- dress
- fold
- fold up
- gaining control
- grip
- harm
- hurt
- injury
- irritate
- lop
- prune
- seizure
- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
- snip
- squeeze
- squeezing
- steal
- trauma
- trim
- turn up
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