1. pinch - noun
· a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
Hypernym(s): difficulty
2. pinch - noun
· an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
Hypernym(s): injury, hurt, harm, trauma
3. pinch - noun
· a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Synonym(s): touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon
Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount
4. pinch - noun
· a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
Synonym(s): emergency, exigency
Hypernym(s): crisis
5. pinch - noun
· a small sharp bite or snip
Synonym(s): nip
Hypernym(s): bite, chomp, clip, clipping, snip
6. pinch - noun
· a squeeze with the fingers
Synonym(s): tweak
Hypernym(s): squeeze, squeezing
7. pinch - noun
· the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Synonym(s): apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking_into_custody
Hypernym(s): capture, gaining_control, seizure
8. pinch - verb
· squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
Synonym(s): squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
Hypernym(s): grip
9. pinch - verb
· make ridges into by pinching together
Synonym(s): crimp
Hypernym(s): fold, fold_up, turn_up
10. pinch - verb
· make off with belongings of others
Synonym(s): pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
Hypernym(s): steal, rip_off, rip
11. pinch - verb
· cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
Synonym(s): top
Hypernym(s): snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut_back
12. pinch - verb
· 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(s): vellicate
Hypernym(s): irritate
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