Definitions For Pinch

noun

• The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• A squeeze with the fingers
• A small sharp bite or snip
• A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
• A slight but appreciable amount
• An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
• A painful or straitened circumstance
• The act of pinching someone or something
• The amount of something that can be held between your finger and thumb

verb

• Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
• Cut the top off
• Squeeze tightly between the fingers
• Make ridges into by pinching together
• Make off with belongings of others
• To squeeze (someone's skin) between your thumb and finger often in a painful way
• To squeeze or press (something) together with your thumb and finger
• To remove (part of a plant) by squeezing with your thumb and finger