pinch

v. squeeze between a finger and thumb; compress; economize; steal, filch

n. act of squeezing between a finger and thumb, tweak; ache, pain; little bit, small amount

Pinch may refer to:a Pinch (cooking) is a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt or a spice.a Pinch (ice hockey), is when a defenseman sneaks in closer to the opposing goal to add extra firepower deep in the offensive zone in ice hockeya Pinch (plasma physics) is compression of a plasma filament by magnetic forces; Pinch (magnetic fusion) is a device which uses this effect for magnetic fusion energy; the Z-pinch is a special case of such a device.a pinch is a point of maximum constraint or minimum flow in various chemical engineering processes.Pinch temperature is the key point in a process when using pinch analysis techniques to minimise energy use.Pinch (theft) is a light-hearted word used to describe the action of stealing, usually something minor.Pinch a brand of Scotch whisky. Pinch is the name of:John Pinch the elder (1770–1827) and younger (1796–1849), British architects in BathTrevor Pinch (born 1953), British sociologist at Cornell UniversityPinch (drummer), British musician, current drummer of punk band The DamnedPinch, West VirginiaTom Pinch and Ruth Pinch, characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens.PinchProduction, French Hypermedia DesignerPinch is also the name of a software to make trojan viruses
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Noun
1. a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
(hypernym) difficulty
2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
(hypernym) injury, hurt, harm, trauma
3. a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
(synonym) touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) snuff
4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
(synonym) emergency, exigency
(hypernym) crisis
5. small sharp biting
(synonym) nip
(hypernym) bite, chomp
(derivation) vellicate
6. a squeeze with the fingers
(synonym) tweak
(hypernym) squeeze, squeezing
(derivation) vellicate
7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
(synonym) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody
(hypernym) capture, gaining control, seizure
Verb
1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
(synonym) squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
(hypernym) grip
(hyponym) tweak
(derivation) tweak
2. make ridges into by pinching together
(synonym) crimp
(hypernym) fold, fold up, turn up
(hyponym) flute
(derivation) tweak
3. make off with belongings of others
(synonym) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
(hypernym) steal
4. cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
(synonym) top
(hypernym) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
(hyponym) tail
5. 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"
(synonym) vellicate
(hypernym) irritate
(derivation) tweak

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To plait.
  

(v. t.)
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
  

(v. t.)
o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
  

(v. t.)
Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
  

(v. i.)
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
  

(v. i.)
To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
  

(v. i.)
To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
  

(n.)
Pian; pang.
  

(n.)
As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
  

(n.)
A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
  

(n.)
A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.