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Pinches
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
📖 Definitions of "Pinches"
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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.
- 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!"
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