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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Pinch, WV (CDP, FIPS 63772)
    Location: 38.40736 N, 81.47983 W
    Population (1990): 2695 (1065 housing units)
    Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.0.44 : [ 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.0.44 : [ 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pinch \Pinch\, v. t.
     To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to
     arrest. [Slang] --Robert Barr.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.
     1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
        the shoe pinches.
  
     2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
  
     3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.
  
              The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.
                                                    --Franklin.
  
     To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to.
        [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pinch \Pinch\, n.
     1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
        with an instrument; a nip.
  
     2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
        very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
  
     3. Pian; pang. ``Necessary's sharp pinch.'' --Shak.
  
     4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a
        fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
        also pinch bar.
  
     At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on
        a pinch read a little Latin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
  
              He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.
                                                    --Chapman.
  
     3. To plait. [Obs.]
  
              Full seemly her wimple ipinched was.  --Chaucer.
  
     4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to
        starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
  
              Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
     5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a
        pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ 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 addition; "this dish could use a
          touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite, 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]
       5: small sharp biting [syn: nip]
       6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: 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,
           taking into custody]
       v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
            behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: squeeze, twinge,
             tweet, nip, twitch]
       2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: crimp]
       3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,
           purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak,
           filch, nobble, lift]
       4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top]
       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: vellicate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     Αγγλικά vb.
     σφίγγω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     n.
     1 The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and
  flesh, making it hurt.
     2 A close compression of anything with the fingers.
     3 A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be
  held between fingertip and thumb tip.
     4 An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social)
  which is difficult to escape.
     vb.
     1 To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it
  hurt.
     2 To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
     3 To squeeze between two objects.
     4 (lb en intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in
  specific spots.
     5 (lb en slang transitive) To steal, usually something
  inconsequential.
     6 (lb en slang transitive) To arrest or capture.
     7 (lb en horticulture) To cut shoot or bud of a plant in order to
  shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
     8 (lb en nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to
  flutter.
     9 (lb en hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
     10 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live
  sparingly.
     11 (lb en of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
     12 (lb en figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     n.
     1 The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and
  flesh, making it hurt.
     2 A close compression of anything with the fingers.
     3 A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be
  held between fingertip and thumb tip.
     4 An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social)
  which is difficult to escape.
     vb.
     1 To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it
  hurt.
     2 To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
     3 To squeeze between two objects.
     4 (lb en intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in
  specific spots.
     5 (lb en slang transitive) To steal, usually something
  inconsequential.
     6 (lb en slang transitive) To arrest or capture.
     7 (lb en horticulture) To cut shoot or bud of a plant in order to
  shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
     8 (lb en nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to
  flutter.
     9 (lb en hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
     10 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live
  sparingly.
     11 (lb en of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
     12 (lb en figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     n.
     1 The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and
  flesh, making it hurt.
     2 A close compression of anything with the fingers.
     3 A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be
  held between fingertip and thumb tip.
     4 An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social)
  which is difficult to escape.
     vb.
     1 To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it
  hurt.
     2 To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
     3 To squeeze between two objects.
     4 (lb en intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in
  specific spots.
     5 (lb en slang transitive) To steal, usually something
  inconsequential.
     6 (lb en slang transitive) To arrest or capture.
     7 (lb en horticulture) To cut shoot or bud of a plant in order to
  shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
     8 (lb en nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to
  flutter.
     9 (lb en hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
     10 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live
  sparingly.
     11 (lb en of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
     12 (lb en figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     n.
     1 The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and
  flesh, making it hurt.
     2 A close compression of anything with the fingers.
     3 A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be
  held between fingertip and thumb tip.
     4 An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social)
  which is difficult to escape.
     vb.
     1 To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it
  hurt.
     2 To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
     3 To squeeze between two objects.
     4 (lb en intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in
  specific spots.
     5 (lb en slang transitive) To steal, usually something
  inconsequential.
     6 (lb en slang transitive) To arrest or capture.
     7 (lb en horticulture) To cut shoot or bud of a plant in order to
  shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
     8 (lb en nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to
  flutter.
     9 (lb en hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
     10 (lb en obsolete intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live
  sparingly.
     11 (lb en of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
     12 (lb en figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     Englanti n.
     1 nipistys
     2 ripaus, hyppysellinen
     Englanti vb.
     nipistää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pinch
     Engelska n.
     1 nyp
     2 nypa
     3 trångmål, svår knipa
     Engelska vb.
     1 nypa, knipa
     2 plåga, pina
     3 (tagg vardagligt språk=en) knycka, sno

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pinch /pˈɪntʃ/
  القرصة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pinch //pɪnt͡ʃ// 
  1. ощипване
  action of squeezing a small amount of skin
  2. затруднение
  difficult situation
  3. щи́пка
  small amount of powder

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pinch //pɪnt͡ʃ// 
  1. подрязвам
  horticulture: to cut shoots or buds
  2. арестувам
  to arrest or capture
  3. щипя
  to squeeze a small amount of skin
  4. задигам, крада
  to steal