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pinching

 
Verb pinch has 5 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
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