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Bookmark or Share- Pinch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument. b. : to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to induce branching. c. : to squeeze or compress painfully. d. : to cause physical or mental pain to. e (1) : to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken. (2) : to cause to shrivel or wither. 2. a.
- PINCHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
- PINCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
- PINCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comnoun. the act of pinching; nip; squeeze. as much of anything as can be taken up between the finger and thumb: a pinch of salt. a very small quantity of anything: a pinch of pungent wit. sharp or painful stress, as of hunger, need, or any trying circumstances: the pinch of conscience; to feel the pinch of poverty.
- pinch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...[transitive] pinch something (+ adv./prep.) to hold something tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together. Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding. a pinched nerve in the neck. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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