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pinch
verb(pinch)
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Synonyms: vellicate,
Examples:
The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back.
pinch
verb(pinch)
make off with belongings of others
Synonyms: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe,
pinch
verb(pinch)
cut the top off
Synonyms: top,
pinch
noun(pinch)
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Synonyms: emergency, exigency,
pinch
noun(pinch)
a slight but appreciable amount
Synonyms: hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch,
pinch
verb(pinch)
make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms: crimp,
pinch
noun(pinch)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody,
pinch
noun(pinch)
a small sharp bite or snip
Synonyms: nip,
pinch
noun(pinch)
a squeeze with the fingers
Synonyms: tweak,
pinch
verb(pinch)
squeeze tightly between the fingers
Synonyms: nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch,
Examples:
He pinched her behind.
pinch
noun(pinch)
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
pinch
noun(pinch)
a painful or straitened circumstance
Examples:
The pinch of the recession.

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