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Pinching
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
📖 Definitions of "Pinching"
verb
- 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!"
noun
- 1
The act of one who or that which pinches.
- 2
The act of pinching off new growth.
adjective
- 1
That pinches, or causes such a sensation
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