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English noun: pinch | |||
| 1. | pinch (state) a painful or straitened circumstance | ||
| Samples | The pinch of the recession. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difficulty | ||
| 2. | pinch (state) an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
| 3. | pinch (quantity) a slight but appreciable amount | ||
| Samples | This dish could use a touch of garlic. | ||
| Synonyms | hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | snuff | ||
| 4. | pinch (event) a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | ||
| Samples | He never knew what to do in an emergency. | ||
| Synonyms | emergency, exigency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crisis | ||
| 5. | pinch (act) a small sharp bite or snip | ||
| Synonyms | nip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bite, chomp, clip, clipping, snip | ||
| 6. | pinch (act) a squeeze with the fingers | ||
| Synonyms | tweak | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | squeeze, squeezing | ||
| 7. | pinch (act) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||
| Samples | The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar. | ||
| Synonyms | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capture, gaining control, seizure | ||
English verb: pinch | |||
| 1. | pinch (contact) squeeze tightly between the fingers | ||
| Samples | He pinched her behind. She squeezed the bottle. | ||
| Examples | They pinch the trees | ||
| Synonyms | nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | goose, tweak | ||
| 2. | pinch (contact) make ridges into by pinching together | ||
| Synonyms | crimp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flute | ||
| 3. | pinch (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
| Examples | They pinch the money | ||
| Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| 4. | pinch (contact) cut the top off | ||
| Samples | Top trees and bushes. | ||
| Synonyms | top | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tail | ||
| 5. | pinch (change) irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | ||
| Samples | Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth. The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back. | ||
| Synonyms | vellicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | irritate | ||
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