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- Dictionarypinch/pin(t)SH/
verb
- 1. grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb: "she pinched his cheek" Similar
- 2. move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.: "to explore in more detail just pinch the screen"
noun
- 1. an act of gripping the skin of someone's body between finger and thumb: "he gave her a gentle pinch" Similar
- 2. an arrest. informal
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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
the act of pressing part of the body or an area of skin tightly between your thumb and first finger. at a pinch UK (US in a pinch) If something can be done at a pinch, it is possible but it is difficult: We can fit ten round the table, at a pinch.
pinch. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pinch1 /pɪntʃ/ verb 1 [ transitive] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts We have to stop her pinching her baby brother.
