Pinch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɪnt͡ʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pinch is a verb meaning To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Meaning
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
More Meanings
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
- (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
Example Sentences
This shoe pinches my foot.
Someone has pinched my handkerchief!
The children were scolded for pinching each other.
“Hey, blokes,” yelled Dean or perhaps Serge, “let's pinch a boat.”
Word Forms
- pinches
- pinching
- pinched
Synonyms for pinch
Depending on context, synonyms include crib, purloin, steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twinge, tweak, squeeze, swipe, vellicate, crimp.
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