english
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verb take hold of sth between your thumb and finger ADV. firmly | gently | sharply | playfully | together Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together. PREP. between He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger. | on He pinched me sharply on the arm. be too tight ADV. badly My shoes were pinching badly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with PINCH, Also see FEEL THE PINCH; IN A PINCH; WITH A GRAIN (PINCH) OF SALT.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun
emergency:
It will do in a pinch.
noun
squeeze:
He gave his wife a pinch.
noun
smidgen:
Use just a pinch of salt.
verb
tweaked:
He pinched her cheek and smiled.
Simple Definitions