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'pinch' - used as a noun
1. a painful or straitened circumstance
the pinch of the recession
2. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3. a slight but appreciable addition
4. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
5. a small sharp bite or snip
6. a squeeze with the fingers
7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

'pinch' - used as a verb
8. squeeze tightly between the fingers
He pinched her behind
9. make ridges into by pinching together
10. make off with belongings of others
11. cut the top off
12. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back

derived forms
1. Pinch / Plural
pinches
2. Pinch / Past
pinched
3. Pinch / Third Person
pinches
4. Pinch / Present Participle
pinching
Variations of 'pinch'
 
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