Definition of pinch

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Pinch (v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money..

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Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.
Pinchfist :: Pinchfist (n.) A closefisted person; a miser.
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Pinching :: Pinching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinc.
Tweague :: Tweague (n.) A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.
Tweezers :: Tweezers (n. pl.) Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes..
Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Chill :: Chill (n.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever..
Pelter :: Pelter (n.) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint..
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Hungered :: Hungered (a.) Hungry; pinched for food.
Mullet :: Mullet (n.) Small pinchers for curling the hair.
Clam :: Clam (v. t.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
Necessitous :: Necessitous (a.) Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous circumstances..
Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
Pinchingly :: Pinchingly (adv.) In a pinching way.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances..
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