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pinch - 13 definitions

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