āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to pinch
01
āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž
to tightly grip and squeeze something, particularly someone's flesh, between one's fingers
Transitive: to pinch sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef instructed the students to pinch the edges of the pastry to create a decorative pattern.
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02
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§ āϧāϰāĻž
to compress or press one's lips together, typically as a reaction to stress, tension, or discomfort
Transitive: to pinch one's lips
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child pinched her lips, feeling nervous before the performance.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āύāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϏ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž
to cause discomfort or distress
Transitive: to pinch one's body or mind
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The biting cold wind pinched their cheeks as they walked through the winter storm.
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āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to remove the growing tip or end portion of a plant to encourage branching or bushier growth
Transitive: to pinch the tips of a plant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The florist pinched the ends of the rose stems to encourage lateral growth and more blooms.
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āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pinched a few candies from the jar without her mother noticing.
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āĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž
to take someone into custody
Dialect
British
Transitive: to pinch sb
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They pinched the suspect after he tried to flee the scene of the crime.
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01
āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§
the act of grasping or squeezing something firmly between the thumb and fingers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used a pinch to pick up the tiny thread from the floor.
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02
āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ
a slight amount of something one can hold between the index finger and thumb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He sprinkled a pinch of cinnamon on top of his coffee.
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āĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāϤāĻžāϰ, āĻāĻāĻ
an act of taking someone into custody
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the pinch, the suspect was read his rights and placed in a holding cell.
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āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ, āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ
a quick, sharp bite or snip, often resulting in a sudden, brief sensation of pain or discomfort
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He felt a sharp pinch as he accidentally caught his finger in the door hinge.
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05
āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž, āϏāĻāĻāĻ
a critical, urgent situation that demands quick response
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ship 's captain handled the pinch admirably and kept everyone safe during the storm.
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āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻĒ
the painful result of getting a body part compressed or squeezed between two objects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pinch on her toe came from accidentally stepping on a small object.
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āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ
a condition of hardship, scarcity, or tightness, often financial or material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Rent increases put the small business in a pinch, forcing them to renegotiate lease terms.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pinched
pinch
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