PINCH
/pɪntʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14
Definition
- verb squeeze tightly between the fingers.
— synonyms: squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
- verb make ridges into by pinching together.
— synonyms: crimp
- verb make off with belongings of others.
— synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak
- verb cut the top off.
— synonyms: top
- verb irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear.
— synonyms: vellicate
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance.
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed.
- noun a slight but appreciable amount.
— synonyms: touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon
- noun a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
— synonyms: emergency, exigency
- noun a small sharp bite or snip.
— synonyms: nip
- noun a squeeze with the fingers.
— synonyms: tweak
- noun the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal).
— synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking_into_custody
Examples
- “I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture.”
- “The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
- “Someone has pinched my handkerchief!”
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