English dictionary

pinch

/p/I/nt/S/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a painful or straitened circumstance

noun.state

Examples
The pinch of the recession.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
a slight but appreciable amount

noun.quantity

Synonyms hint jot mite soupcon speck tinge touch

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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

noun.event

Synonyms emergency exigency

Source: WordNet 3.0
a small sharp bite or snip

noun.act

Synonyms nip

Source: WordNet 3.0
a squeeze with the fingers

noun.act

Synonyms tweak

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

noun.act

Synonyms apprehension arrest catch collar taking into custody

Source: WordNet 3.0
A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.

noun

Source: webster1913

squeeze tightly between the fingers

verb.contact

Examples
He pinched her behind.

Synonyms nip squeeze tweet twinge twitch

Source: WordNet 3.0
make ridges into by pinching together

verb.contact

Synonyms crimp

Source: WordNet 3.0
make off with belongings of others

verb.possession

Synonyms abstract cabbage filch hook lift nobble pilfer purloin snarf sneak swipe

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cut the top off

verb.contact

Synonyms top

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irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

verb.change

Examples
The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back.

Synonyms vellicate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.

verb

Source: webster1913
To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe <i>pinches</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913
To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest.

verb

Source: webster1913