Definition of pinch

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Pinch (v. i.) To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.

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Pinch :: Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..
Bepinched :: Bepinched (imp. & p. p.) of Bepinc.
Hunger-bitten :: Hunger-bitten (a.) Pinched or weakened by hunger.
Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip..
Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) Pian; pang.
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Nip :: Nip (n.) A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice..
Pinchcock :: Pinchcock (n.) A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.
Tweezers :: Tweezers (n. pl.) Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes..
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Bepinch :: Bepinch (v. t.) To pinch, or mark with pinches..
Forcipation :: Forcipation (n.) Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) 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..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does..
Skinch :: Skinch (v. t. & i.) To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
Mullet :: Mullet (n.) Small pinchers for curling the hair.
Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.
Nipping :: Nipping (a.) Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost; a nipping wind..
Tweague :: Tweague (n.) A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.
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