pinch in English dictionary

  • pinch

    Meanings and definitions of "pinch"

    • To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
    • To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential.
    • To arrest or capture.
    • (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
    • (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
    • The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
    • A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
    • An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
    • An organic herbal smoke additive.
    • noun
      The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
    • noun
      A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
    • noun
      An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
    • noun
      An organic herbal smoke additive.
    • verb
      To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
    • verb
      To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
    • verb
      To squeeze between two objects.
    • verb
      To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To arrest or capture.
    • verb
      (horticulture)
      To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
    • verb
      (nautical)
      To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
    • verb
      (hunting)
      To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be niggardly or covetous.
    • verb
      To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
    • verb
      To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To complain or find fault.
    • to steal
    • to arrest or capture
    • nautical: to sail close-hauled
    • action of squeezing a small amount of skin
    • small amount of powder
    • someone in a tight pinch
    • to squeeze a small amount of skin
    • A zoom out gesture represented by two fingers with at least one of them moving towards the other finger at any angle, within an acceptable tolerance.
    • noun
      an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
    • noun
      a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
    • noun
      a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
    • noun
      a small sharp bite or snip
    • noun
      a squeeze with the fingers
    • noun
      a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
    • noun
      the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
    • verb
      cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      make off with belongings of others
    • verb
      make ridges into by pinching together
    • verb
      squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

    Synonyms of "pinch" in English dictionary

    prune, nobble, abstract are the top synonyms of "pinch" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pinch

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza pinch; lm  liczba mnoga pinches
    • pinch ( plural  pinches)
    • pinch ( third-person singular simple present pinches, present participle pinching, simple past and past participle pinched)
    • pinch (plural pinches)
    • pinch (third-person singular simple present pinches, present participle pinching, simple past and past participle pinched)
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