Definition of pinch

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Pinch (n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff..

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Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing..
Nippers :: Nippers (n. pl.) Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does..
Hungered :: Hungered (a.) Hungry; pinched for food.
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances..
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip..
Twinge :: Twinge (n.) A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
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..
Ahungered :: Ahungered (a.) Pinched with hunger; very hungry.
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Nip :: Nip (n.) A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. i.) To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches..
Barnacle :: Barnacle (n.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him..
Pinchpenny :: Pinchpenny (n.) A miserly person.
Pincers :: Pincers (n. pl.) See Pinchers.
Pinching :: Pinching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinc.
Pinchcock :: Pinchcock (n.) A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.
Bepinched :: Bepinched (imp. & p. p.) of Bepinc.
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