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pinch

/ pinch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a painful or straitened circumstance
"the pinch of the recession"
Type of:
difficulty
noun Sense 2
a squeeze with the fingers
Type of:
squeeze squeezing
Derived:
pluck tweak pull off pick off vellicate
noun Sense 3
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
Type of:
injury hurt harm
verb Sense 4
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"
"She squeezed the bottle"
Type of:
grip
Kinds of:
tweak
Derived:
claw chela nipper pincer squeeze
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 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"
Type of:
irritate
Derived:
tweak nip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
small sharp biting
Type of:
bite chomp
Derived:
vellicate nip
verb Sense 7
make ridges into by pinching together
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Kinds of:
flute
Derived:
tweak fold crease plication flexure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"
Type of:
snip clip crop
Kinds of:
tail
Derived:
top topper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 9
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"
Type of:
crisis
verb Sense 10
make off with belongings of others
Type of:
steal
Derived:
booster shoplifter lifter boodle bread
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
noun Sense 11
a slight but appreciable addition
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
Kinds of:
snuff
noun Sense 12
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Type of:
capture gaining control seizure
Derived:
collar nail apprehend arrest pick up
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
3
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difficulty squeeze squeezing injury hurt harm grip tweak irritate bite chomp fold