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to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
The meaning of PINCH is to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument. How to use pinch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pinch.
to exert a sharp or painful constricting force: This shoe pinches. to cause sharp discomfort or distress: Their stomachs were pinched with hunger. to economize unduly; stint oneself: They pinched and scraped for years to save money for a car.
To pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers. No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don't enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you've gotten.
If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze.
n. 1. The act or an instance of pinching. 2. An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt. 3. Difficulty or hardship: felt the pinch of the recession.
to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
Definition of pinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pinch definition: To squeeze (something) between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges.
Definition of pinch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
