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Noun pinch has 7 senses

pinch - a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
--₁ is a kind of difficulty
pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
--₂ is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon - a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
--₃ is a kind of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
--₃ has particulars: snuff
emergency, exigency, pinch - a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
--₄ is a kind of crisis
nip, pinch - small sharp biting
--₅ is a kind of bite, chomp

Derived form: verb pinch₅
pinch, tweak - a squeeze with the fingers
--₆ is a kind of squeeze, squeezing

Derived forms: verb pinch₅, verb pinch₂, verb pinch₁
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
--₇ is a kind of capture, gaining control, seizure

Verb pinch has 5 senses

pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
--₁ is one way to grip

Derived form: noun pinch₆
Sample sentence:
They pinch the trees
crimp, pinch - make ridges into by pinching together
--₂ is one way to fold, fold up, turn up

Derived form: noun pinch₆
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift - make off with belongings of others
--₃ is one way to steal
Sample sentence:
They pinch the money
top, pinch - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
--₄ is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
pinch, vellicate - irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
--₅ is one way to irritate

Derived forms: noun pinch₆, noun pinch₅
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s something