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View definitions for pinch

pinch

noun as in small amount

verb as in press tightly

verb as in be stingy

verb as in steal

verb as in arrest

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Example Sentences

But as he celebrates his fiancee’s graduation from Arizona State, dives into the planning for next winter’s wedding and cranks up his offseason throwing program, Knack can’t help but pinch himself.

I’m trying to pinch myself every time because it’s crazy and I’m like, “OK, we’re almost to Christmas” — and that’s when it’s official official, it feels like.

Sara apparently said her mother had smacked her, pinched her, and tried to burn her with a lighter.

From BBC

The packaged food industry has faced slowing growth as consumers feel the pinch from years of rising prices.

From BBC

Controlled by magnets making a pinching motion, the robots can inch-worm forward on a solid surface.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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