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- DictionaryPinch/pin(t)SH/
verb
- 1. grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb: "she pinched his cheek"
- 2. move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.: "to explore in more detail just pinch the screen"
noun
- 1. an act of gripping the skin of someone's body between finger and thumb: "he gave her a gentle pinch"
- 2. an arrest. informal
PINCH meaning: 1. to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger…. Learn more.
Definition of pinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 1. verb. If you pinch a part of someone's body, you take a piece of their skin between your thumb and first finger and give it a short squeeze. She pinched his arm as hard as she could. [VERB noun] We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
verb. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear. “the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back”. synonyms: vellicate. see more. see less. type of: irritate. excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus.
PINCH definition: 1. to press someone's skin tightly between your thumb and first finger, sometimes causing pain: 2…. Learn more.
noun. the act of pinching; nip; squeeze. as much of anything as can be taken up between the finger and thumb: a pinch of salt. a very small quantity of anything: a pinch of pungent wit. sharp or painful stress, as of hunger, need, or any trying circumstances: the pinch of conscience; to feel the pinch of poverty.
1. The act or an instance of pinching. 2. An amount that can be held between thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt. 3. Difficulty or hardship: felt the pinch of the recession.
