PINCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   Synonym(s)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • taking into custody (what does taking into custody mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • capture (what does capture mean?)
   • gaining control (what does gaining control mean?)
   • seizure (what does seizure mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • capture (what does capture mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
   • collar (what does collar mean?)
   • nail (what does nail mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
   • arrest (what does arrest mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • nab (what does nab mean?)
   • cop (what does cop mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a squeeze with the fingers
   Synonym(s)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • squeezing (what does squeezing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   • pull off (what does pull off mean?)
   • pick off (what does pick off mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • vellicate (what does vellicate mean?)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   • tweet (what does tweet mean?)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
   • twitch (what does twitch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • small sharp biting
   Synonym(s)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • chomp (what does chomp mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • vellicate (what does vellicate mean?)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
   Synonym(s)
   • emergency (what does emergency mean?)
   • exigency (what does exigency mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he never knew what to do in an emergency
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crisis (what does crisis mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a slight but appreciable addition
   Synonym(s)
   • hint (what does hint mean?)
   • jot (what does jot mean?)
   • mite (what does mite mean?)
   • soupcon (what does soupcon mean?)
   • speck (what does speck mean?)
   • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this dish could use a touch of garlic
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • small indefinite quantity (what does small indefinite quantity mean?)
   • small indefinite amount (what does small indefinite amount mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • snuff (what does snuff mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • injury (what does injury mean?)
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • harm (what does harm mean?)
   • trauma (what does trauma mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a painful or straitened circumstance
   Usage Example(s)
   • the pinch of the recession
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)

PINCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
   Synonym(s)
   • vellicate (what does vellicate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
   • the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • irritate (what does irritate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cut the top off
   Synonym(s)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • top trees and bushes
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • snip (what does snip mean?)
   • clip (what does clip mean?)
   • crop (what does crop mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • lop (what does lop mean?)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   • prune (what does prune mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tail (what does tail mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • top (what does top mean?)
   • topper (what does topper mean?)
3. Meaning
   • squeeze tightly between the fingers
   Synonym(s)
   • nip (what does nip mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • tweet (what does tweet mean?)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   • twitch (what does twitch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He pinched her behind
   • She squeezed the bottle
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grip (what does grip mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claw (what does claw mean?)
   • chela (what does chela mean?)
   • nipper (what does nipper mean?)
   • pincer (what does pincer mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • wring (what does wring mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • squeezing (what does squeezing mean?)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make ridges into by pinching together
   Synonym(s)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fold (what does fold mean?)
   • fold up (what does fold up mean?)
   • turn up (what does turn up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flute (what does flute mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pinch (what does pinch mean?)
   • tweak (what does tweak mean?)
   • fold (what does fold mean?)
   • crease (what does crease mean?)
   • plication (what does plication mean?)
   • flexure (what does flexure mean?)
   • crimp (what does crimp mean?)
   • bend (what does bend mean?)
5. Meaning
   • make off with belongings of others
   Synonym(s)
   • abstract (what does abstract mean?)
   • cabbage (what does cabbage mean?)
   • filch (what does filch mean?)
   • hook (what does hook mean?)
   • lift (what does lift mean?)
   • nobble (what does nobble mean?)
   • pilfer (what does pilfer mean?)
   • purloin (what does purloin mean?)
   • snarf (what does snarf mean?)
   • sneak (what does sneak mean?)
   • swipe (what does swipe mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pinch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • steal (what does steal mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • booster (what does booster mean?)
   • shoplifter (what does shoplifter mean?)
   • lifter (what does lifter mean?)
   • boodle (what does boodle mean?)
   • bread (what does bread mean?)
   • cabbage (what does cabbage mean?)
   • clams (what does clams mean?)
   • dinero (what does dinero mean?)
   • dough (what does dough mean?)
   • gelt (what does gelt mean?)
   • kale (what does kale mean?)
   • lettuce (what does lettuce mean?)
   • lolly (what does lolly mean?)
   • lucre (what does lucre mean?)
   • loot (what does loot mean?)
   • moolah (what does moolah mean?)
   • pelf (what does pelf mean?)
   • scratch (what does scratch mean?)
   • shekels (what does shekels mean?)
   • simoleons (what does simoleons mean?)
   • sugar (what does sugar mean?)
   • wampum (what does wampum mean?)
   • sneak thief (what does sneak thief mean?)
   • pilferer (what does pilferer mean?)
   • snitcher (what does snitcher mean?)
   • pilferage (what does pilferage mean?)