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Results for: "pinch"

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Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (7)

1. a painful or straitened circumstance;
- Example: "the pinch of the recession"

2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed;

3. a slight but appreciable amount;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "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);
- Example: "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
[syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]


VERB (5)

1. squeeze tightly between the fingers;
- Example: "He pinched her behind"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "top trees and bushes"
[syn: top, pinch]

5. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear;
- Example: "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"
- Example: "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
[syn: pinch, vellicate]

No translations found for "pinch".