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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
pinch
n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the
recession"
2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch
of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch,
jot, speck, soupcon]
4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an
emergency" [syn: emergency, exigency, pinch]
5: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch]
6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak]
7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn:
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking
into custody]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch,
squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]
2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: crimp, pinch]
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,
purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook,
sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch]
5: 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" [syn: pinch, vellicate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Pinch \Pinch\, n.
1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
a pinch read a little Latin.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch;
akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin.
Cf. Piece.]
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.
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2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
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He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.
--Chapman.
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3. To plait. [Obs.]
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Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer.
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4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to
starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
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Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a
pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
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6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang]
--Robert Barr.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.
1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.
--Franklin.
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To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Pinch, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
Population (2000): 2811
Housing Units (2000): 1194
Land area (2000): 3.507567 sq. miles (9.084557 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.037141 sq. miles (0.096194 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.544708 sq. miles (9.180751 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63772
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 38.406348 N, 81.484682 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pinch, WV
Pinch
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Thesaurus Results for pinch:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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