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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"

noun
  1. 1

    The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

  2. 2

    A close compression of anything with the fingers.

    "I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture."

  3. 3

    A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

  4. 4

    An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.

  3. 3

    To squeeze between two objects.

  4. 4

    To steal, usually something inconsequential.

    "Someone has pinched my handkerchief!"

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