pinch
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Example
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
Other meanings
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To squeeze between two objects.
Synonyms
- squeeze
Related words
- pinch at
- pinch off
- pinch out
- pinch a loaf
- pinch one off
- pinch pennies
- pinch-me-round
- penny-pinch
- pinch-belly vengeance
- pinch-nose glasses
- apinch
- pinch-eyed
Word history
From Latin "punctiō" (a puncture, prick).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pinch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.