pinch

Noun
  1. A painful or straitened circumstance (synset 114432775)
    "the pinch of the recession"
    is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
  2. An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed (synset 114318642)
    is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  3. A slight but appreciable amount (synset 113796315)
    "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
    is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    subtypes: snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
    same as: hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch
  4. A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action (synset 107432005)
    "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
    is a type of: crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
    same as: emergency, exigency
  5. A small sharp bite or snip (synset 100843942)
    is a type of:
    • clip, clipping, snip - the act of clipping or snipping
    • bite, chomp - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
    same as: nip
  6. A squeeze with the fingers (synset 100358101)
    is a type of: squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly
    same as: tweak
  7. The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (synset 100089545)
    "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
    is a type of: capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
    same as: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody
Verb
  1. Squeeze tightly between the fingers (synset 201459400)
    "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
    is a type of: grip - hold fast or firmly
    subtypes:
    • goose - pinch in the buttocks
    • tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
    same as: nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
  2. Make ridges into by pinching together (synset 201459835)
    is a type of: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    subtypes: flute - form flutes in
    same as: crimp
  3. Make off with belongings of others (synset 202281711)
    is a type of: rip, rip off, steal - take without the owner's consent
    same as: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe
  4. Cut the top off (synset 201324169)
    "top trees and bushes"
    is a type of: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    subtypes: tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries
    same as: top
  5. Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear (synset 200505100)
    "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
    is a type of: irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
    same as: vellicate

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