Pinch Meaning
There are 12 meaning(s) for word Pinch
Meaning 1 : irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Example : the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
Synonyms : vellicate
Example : the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
Synonyms : vellicate
Meaning 2 : make off with belongings of others
Synonyms : abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
Synonyms : abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
Meaning 4 : a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Synonyms : emergency, exigency
Synonyms : emergency, exigency
Meaning 5 : a slight but appreciable amount
Synonyms : hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
Synonyms : hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
Meaning 7 : the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms : apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody
Synonyms : apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody
Meaning 10 : squeeze tightly between the fingers
Example : He pinched her behind
Synonyms : nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
Example : He pinched her behind
Synonyms : nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
Meaning 11 : an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
Meaning 12 : a painful or straitened circumstance
Example : the pinch of the recession
Example : the pinch of the recession
How to Pronounce Pinch
- pɪntʃ