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Quick definitions from WordNet (pinch)
▸ noun: a squeeze with the fingers
▸ noun: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
▸ noun: a painful or straitened circumstance ("The pinch of the recession")
▸ noun: small sharp biting
▸ noun: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
▸ noun: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
▸ noun: a slight but appreciable addition
▸ verb: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear ("The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back")
▸ verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers ("He pinched her behind")
▸ verb: cut the top off
▸ verb: make ridges into by pinching together
▸ verb: make off with belongings of others
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #33064)
▸ Also see pinchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to pinch
▸ Usage examples for pinch
▸ Idioms related to pinch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pinch
▸ Words that often appear near pinch
▸ Rhymes of pinch
▸ Invented words related to pinch
▸ noun: a squeeze with the fingers
▸ noun: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
▸ noun: a painful or straitened circumstance ("The pinch of the recession")
▸ noun: small sharp biting
▸ noun: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
▸ noun: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
▸ noun: a slight but appreciable addition
▸ verb: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear ("The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back")
▸ verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers ("He pinched her behind")
▸ verb: cut the top off
▸ verb: make ridges into by pinching together
▸ verb: make off with belongings of others
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #33064)
▸ Also see pinchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to pinch
▸ Usage examples for pinch
▸ Idioms related to pinch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing pinch
▸ Words that often appear near pinch
▸ Rhymes of pinch
▸ Invented words related to pinch