pincer movement
pincer movement

pinch


Definition: Meaning of, pinch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪn(t)ʃ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pinch pinched pinched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pinching pinches
  1. [transitive] to press a part of someone's skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts
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  2. [transitive] British English informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable
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  3. [transitive] to press something between your finger and thumb
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  4. [intransitive and transitive] if something you are wearing pinches you, it presses painfully on part of your body, because it is too tight
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  5. somebody has to pinch themselves used when a situation is so surprising that the person involved needs to make sure that they are not imagining it
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  6. [transitive usually passive] British English old-fashioned to ARREST someone
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Singular Plural
pinch pinches
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  1. pinch of salt/pepper etc a small amount of salt, pepper etc that you can hold between your finger and thumb
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  2. when you press someone's skin between your finger and thumb
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  3. at a pinch British English American English used to say that you could do something if necessary in a difficult or urgent situation
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  4. take something with a pinch of salt used to say that you should not always completely believe what a particular person says
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  5. feel the pinch to have financial difficulties, especially because you are not making as much money as you used to make
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pinch used in phrases

  • penny-pinch (verb)
    1. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
  • pinch bar (noun)
    1. a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels
  • pinch hitter (noun)
    1. baseball a substitute for the regular batter
  • pinch-hit (verb)
    1. to do something for someone else because they are suddenly not able to do it
    2. to HIT for someone else in baseball
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