Unscramble pinch

Definition of pinch

noun:

• a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession".
• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed.
• a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic". Synonyms: hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch.
• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency". Synonyms: emergency, exigency.
• a small sharp bite or snip. Synonyms: nip.
• a squeeze with the fingers. Synonyms: tweak.
• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar". Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody.

verb:

• squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind", "She squeezed the bottle". Synonyms: nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch.
• make ridges into by pinching together. Synonyms: crimp.
• make off with belongings of others. Synonyms: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe.
• cut the top off; "top trees and bushes". Synonyms: top.
• 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". Synonyms: vellicate.

Related words

flute, goose, snuff, tail, tweak.

Words nearby

cinch, finch, inch, pinche, pitch, punch, winch.

Rhymes with

cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, inch, lynch, winch.