pinch

/pɪntʃ/

noun

1
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
2
A close compression of anything with the fingers.
“I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture.”
3
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
4
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
5
A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
6
An organic herbal smoke additive.
7
A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
8
The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
9
An arrest.

1
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
2
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
3
To squeeze between two objects.
4
To steal, usually something inconsequential.
“Someone has pinched my handkerchief!”
5
To arrest or capture.
6
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
7
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
8
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
9
To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
10
To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
11
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
“to be pinched for money”
12
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
13
To complain or find fault.

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