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Meaning of pinch
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinch
n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the
recession"
2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch},
{jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an
emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {exigency}, {pinch}]
5: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: {nip}, {pinch}]
6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {pinch}, {tweak}]
7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn:
{apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking
into custody}]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch},
{squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: {crimp}, {pinch}]
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
{purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook},
{sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {top}, {pinch}]
5: 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" [syn: {pinch}, {vellicate}]
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