ENGLISH: pinch - CREOLE: zongle



Overview of noun pinch



The noun pinch has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. pinch -- (a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession")

2. pinch -- (an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed)

3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic")

4. emergency, exigency, pinch -- (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency")

5. nip, pinch -- (a small sharp bite or snip)

6. pinch, tweak -- (a squeeze with the fingers)

7. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")



Overview of verb pinch



The verb pinch has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle")

2. (2) crimp, pinch -- (make ridges into by pinching together)

3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)

4. top, pinch -- (cut the top off; "top trees and bushes")

5. pinch, vellicate -- (irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back")

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