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pinch - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
pinch
Definition
(noun) a painful or straitened circumstance
Example Sentence
the pinch of the recession
Definition
(noun) an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
Definition
(noun) a slight but appreciable amount
Synonyms
:
hint
,
jot
,
mite
,
soupcon
,
speck
,
tinge
,
touch
Example Sentence
this dish could use a touch of garlic
Definition
(noun) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Synonyms
:
emergency
,
exigency
Example Sentence
he never knew what to do in an emergency
Definition
(noun) a small sharp bite or snip
Synonyms
:
nip
Definition
(noun) a squeeze with the fingers
Synonyms
:
tweak
Definition
(noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms
:
apprehension
,
arrest
,
catch
,
collar
,
taking into custody
Example Sentence
the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Definition
(verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers
Synonyms
:
nip
,
squeeze
,
tweet
,
twinge
,
twitch
Example Sentence
He pinched her behind
She squeezed the bottle
Definition
(verb) make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms
:
crimp
Definition
(verb) make off with belongings of others
Synonyms
:
abstract
,
cabbage
,
filch
,
hook
,
lift
,
nobble
,
pilfer
,
purloin
,
snarf
,
sneak
,
swipe
Definition
(verb) cut the top off
Synonyms
:
top
Example Sentence
top trees and bushes
Definition
(verb) irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Synonyms
:
vellicate
Example Sentence
smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
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text: pinch pinch win Aussie crabs pinch pinch
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