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