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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pinch \Pinch\, n. 1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip. [1913 Webster] 2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff. [1913 Webster] 3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also {pinch bar}. [1913 Webster] {At a pinch}, {On a pinch}, in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. {Piece}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 3. To plait. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. [1913 Webster] Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See {Pinch}, n., 4. [1913 Webster] 6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang] --Robert Barr. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pinch \Pinch\, v. i. 1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches. [1913 Webster] 2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower. [1913 Webster] The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare. --Franklin. [1913 Webster] {To pinch at}, to find fault with; to take exception to. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: pinch n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession" 2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed 3: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch}, {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}] 4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {exigency}, {pinch}] 5: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: {nip}, {pinch}] 6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {pinch}, {tweak}] 7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}, {taking into custody}] v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}] 2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: {crimp}, {pinch}] 3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage}, {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}] 4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {top}, {pinch}] 5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" [syn: {pinch}, {vellicate}]