Etymology: [ 'pinch ] (verb.) 14th century. From Middle English pinchen, from Anglo-Norman *pinchier (compare Old French pincer, pincier (“to pinch, find fault”)), from Vulgar Latin *pincāre, a nasalised variant of Vulgar Latin *piccāre (“to pick, pierce”), of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *pik-, *puk- (“to pick, peck, prick, knock”), from Proto-Indo-European *beu-, *bu- (“to make a dull sound”). Cognate with Old English pȳcan, pician (“to pick, pluck”), Old Norse pikka (“to prick, peck”), Middle Dutch and Middle Low German picken (“to pick, peck, pierce”). More at pick.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter, To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield, To arrest or capture, To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential, The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt, To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt, An organic herbal smoke additive, An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape, A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip, The action of squeezing a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt, squeeze between a finger and thumb; compress; economize; steal, filch, A small amount of a dry ingredient, generally around 1/16 of a teaspoon It's about as much as can be held between the tip of the thumb and forefinger, small sharp biting, The amount of a dry ingredient that can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger A pinch measures less than 1/8 teaspoon, To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff, As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff, make ridges into by pinching together, A compression of the walls of a vein or the roof and floor of a coal seam so as to "squeeze" out the coal, cut the top off; "top trees and bushes", A measuring term referring to the amount of a dry ingredient (such as salt or pepper) that can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger It's equivalent to approximately 1/16 teaspoon, make off with belongings of others, To squeeze a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt, squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle", A short, crisp shot played with firm wrists, no divot, and little follow-through, Defensemen usually hang out at their team's blue line A "pinching" team sends its defensemen past the red, or center, line, to put pressure on the opponent's defense A team thwarting a scoring chance can put the pinch on its opponent by "pinching" its forwards into the boards, Visible indentation between the cat's muzzle and cheeks ("hollow" cheeks), especially breeds with long faces Usually undesired Also called "whiskerbreak", To pull a sail too tight or head the bow of a boat into the wind too much so that the sail begins to luff and boat speed is lost, See Pinch, n, To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch, To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches, To take hold; to grip, as a dog does, A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip, To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous, squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle, 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", A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc, Pian; pang, Called also pinch bar, To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest, the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar", Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money, a squeeze with the fingers an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession", an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed, If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch, a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic", a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency", o seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals, a squeeze with the fingers, If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient. Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table, a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession", act of squeezing between a finger and thumb, tweak; ache, pain; little bit, small amount, To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. pickpockets who pinched his wallet, If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. She pinched his arm as hard as she could We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream. Pinch is also a noun. She gave him a little pinch, A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. to take something with a pinch of salt: see salt, To plait, 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, vellicate, small amount of, bit of, arrested, When a race car on the inside squeezes an outside car by the outside wall, This will cause the outside car to slow down and follow, as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her, When a race car on the outside squeezes the inside car going down into the turn, causing the inside car to fall in behind, past of pinch, very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration", If someone's face is pinched, it looks thin and pale, usually because they are ill or old. Her face was pinched and drawn. a pinched face looks thin and unhealthy, for example because the person is ill, cold, or tired, sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice", not having enough money to pay for necessities, as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her", When a racecar on the outside cuts-off a car on the inside while going down into the turn, causing the car on the inside to slow down, to avoid an accident, and fall in behind, plural of pinch, third-person singular of pinch, present participle of pinch, Squeezing the arrow nock with the draw fingers during draw, this may cause the arrow to either flip or fall off the arrow rest, Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony, Removing the tip of a stem by squeezing between the thumb and forefinger; encourages the plant to develop new shoots or buds for a fuller look, A technique of building pots entirely by molding the clay with the hands without coiling, using slabs, or throwing Called pinching because it usually starts by a potter inserting a finger into a ball of clay and pinching the walls to thin and shape the pot See also hand building, throwing,
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To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter
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To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield
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To arrest or capture
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To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential
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The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt
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To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt
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An organic herbal smoke additive
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An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape - "It took nerve and muscle both to carry the body out and down the stairs to the lower hall, but he damn well had to get it out of his place and away from his door, and any of those four could have done it in a pinch, and it sure was a pinch."
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A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip
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The action of squeezing a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt
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squeeze between a finger and thumb; compress; economize; steal, filch fiil
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A small amount of a dry ingredient, generally around 1/16 of a teaspoon It's about as much as can be held between the tip of the thumb and forefinger
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small sharp biting
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The amount of a dry ingredient that can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger A pinch measures less than 1/8 teaspoon
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To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff
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As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff
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make ridges into by pinching together
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A compression of the walls of a vein or the roof and floor of a coal seam so as to "squeeze" out the coal
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cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
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A measuring term referring to the amount of a dry ingredient (such as salt or pepper) that can be held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger It's equivalent to approximately 1/16 teaspoon
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make off with belongings of others
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To squeeze a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt
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squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
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A short, crisp shot played with firm wrists, no divot, and little follow-through
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Defensemen usually hang out at their team's blue line A "pinching" team sends its defensemen past the red, or center, line, to put pressure on the opponent's defense A team thwarting a scoring chance can put the pinch on its opponent by "pinching" its forwards into the boards
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Visible indentation between the cat's muzzle and cheeks ("hollow" cheeks), especially breeds with long faces Usually undesired Also called "whiskerbreak"
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To pull a sail too tight or head the bow of a boat into the wind too much so that the sail begins to luff and boat speed is lost
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See Pinch, n
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To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch
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To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches
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To take hold; to grip, as a dog does
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A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip
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To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous
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squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle
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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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A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc
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Pian; pang
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Called also pinch bar
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To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
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Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money
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a squeeze with the fingers an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
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an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
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If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch
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a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
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o seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals
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a squeeze with the fingers
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If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient. Six people, and more at a pinch, could be seated comfortably at the table
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a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
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act of squeezing between a finger and thumb, tweak; ache, pain; little bit, small amount isim
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To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. pickpockets who pinched his wallet
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If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. She pinched his arm as hard as she could We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream. Pinch is also a noun. She gave him a little pinch
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A pinch of an ingredient such as salt is the amount of it that you can hold between your thumb and your first finger. Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor. to take something with a pinch of salt: see salt
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To plait
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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
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to pinch.
vellicate
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pinch of
small amount of, bit of
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pinched
arrested
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When a race car on the inside squeezes an outside car by the outside wall, This will cause the outside car to slow down and follow
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pinched
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her
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pinched
When a race car on the outside squeezes the inside car going down into the turn, causing the inside car to fall in behind
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pinched
past of pinch
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pinched
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
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If someone's face is pinched, it looks thin and pale, usually because they are ill or old. Her face was pinched and drawn. a pinched face looks thin and unhealthy, for example because the person is ill, cold, or tired
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sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"
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pinched
not having enough money to pay for necessities
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pinched
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
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pinched
When a racecar on the outside cuts-off a car on the inside while going down into the turn, causing the car on the inside to slow down, to avoid an accident, and fall in behind
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pinches
plural of pinch
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pinches
third-person singular of pinch
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pinching
present participle of pinch
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Squeezing the arrow nock with the draw fingers during draw, this may cause the arrow to either flip or fall off the arrow rest
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Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony
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pinching
Removing the tip of a stem by squeezing between the thumb and forefinger; encourages the plant to develop new shoots or buds for a fuller look
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pinching
A technique of building pots entirely by molding the clay with the hands without coiling, using slabs, or throwing Called pinching because it usually starts by a potter inserting a finger into a ball of clay and pinching the walls to thin and shape the pot See also hand building, throwing
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