to pinch

Definition of to pinch in English English dictionary: {v} bepinch; vellicate; To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter; A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip; To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield; To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential; An organic herbal smoke additive; 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
topinch: To pinch severely
Then let them all encircle him about / And, fairy-like, topinch the unclean knight. — Shakespeare.
pinch: The action of squeezing a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt
pinch: small sharp biting
pinch: {f} squeeze between a finger and thumb; compress; economize; steal, filch
pinch: 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
pinch: {v} to squeeze, press, gall, hurt, be frugal
pinch: {n} a painful squeeze, press, gall, hurt, be frugal
pinch: To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff
pinch: Visible indentation between the cat's muzzle and cheeks ("hollow" cheeks), especially breeds with long faces Usually undesired Also called "whiskerbreak"
pinch: An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape
pinch: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
pinch: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
pinch: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
pinch: Called also pinch bar
pinch: To squeeze a small amount of a persons skin and flesh, making it hurt
pinch: A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip
pinch: To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest
pinch: See Pinch, n
pinch: 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
pinch: 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
pinch: A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc
pinch: To take hold; to grip, as a dog does
pinch: 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
pinch: To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous
pinch: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
pinch: {i} act of squeezing between a finger and thumb, tweak; ache, pain; little bit, small amount
pinch: As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff
pinch: make ridges into by pinching together
pinch: a squeeze with the fingers an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
pinch: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
pinch: 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
pinch: To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches
pinch: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
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"
pinch: To arrest or capture
pinch: 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
pinch: 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
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
pinch: A short, crisp shot played with firm wrists, no divot, and little follow-through
pinch: 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
pinch: To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. pickpockets who pinched his wallet
pinch: A compression of the walls of a vein or the roof and floor of a coal seam so as to "squeeze" out the coal
pinch: make off with belongings of others
pinch: o seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals
pinch: a squeeze with the fingers
pinch: To plait
pinch: 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
pinch: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle
pinch: To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch
pinch: Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money
pinch: Pian; pang
pinch: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"