pinch
Noun
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A painful or straitened circumstance (synset 114432775)
"the pinch of the recession"hypernym: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
- An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed (synset 114318642)
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A slight but appreciable amount (synset 113796315)
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"hypernym: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudehyponym: snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
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A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action (synset 107432005)
"he never knew what to do in an emergency"hypernym: crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
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A small sharp bite or snip (synset 100843942)
hypernym:synonym: nip
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A squeeze with the fingers (synset 100358101)
synonym: tweak
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The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (synset 100089545)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"hypernym: capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Verb
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Squeeze tightly between the fingers (synset 201459400)
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"hypernym: grip - hold fast or firmly
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Make ridges into by pinching together (synset 201459835)
hyponym: flute - form flutes insynonym: crimp
- Make off with belongings of others (synset 202281711)
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Cut the top off (synset 201324169)
"top trees and bushes"hypernym: clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim - cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth ofhyponym: tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berriessynonym: top
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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"hypernym: irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulussynonym: vellicate
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