Words Like PINCH
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PINCH.
37 Alternative Words Similar to pinch
5 examples of pinch
1
to be pinched for money
2
the shoe pinches
3
a pinch of snuff
4
the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
5
She squeezed the bottle
10 definitions of pinch
1
To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
2
to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
4
Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress.
5
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
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To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift.
7
to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
8
To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze.
9
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
10
To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.