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 | ||