Definition of pinch

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Pinch (n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip..

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Pinched :: Pinched (imp. & p. p.) of Pinc.
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Bepinch :: Bepinch (v. t.) To pinch, or mark with pinches..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip..
Tweak :: Tweak (v. t.) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money..
Chela :: Chela (n.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To plait.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances..
Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him..
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..
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..
Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..
Pincers :: Pincers (n. pl.) See Pinchers.
Scrimp :: Scrimp (n.) A pinching miser; a niggard.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches..
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