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- [pinch]
- /pɪntʃ/
- /pɪntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pinch]
- /pɪntʃ/
Definitions of pinch word
- verb with object pinch to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. 1
- verb with object pinch to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. 1
- verb with object pinch to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner. 1
- verb with object pinch to render (the face, body, etc.) unnaturally constricted or drawn, as pain or distress does: Years of hardship had pinched her countenance beyond recognition. 1
- verb with object pinch to affect with sharp discomfort or distress, as cold, hunger, or need does. 1
- verb with object pinch to straiten in means or circumstances: The depression pinched them. 1
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Origin of pinch
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English pinchen < Anglo-French *pinchier (equivalent to Old French pincier, Spanish pinchar) < Vulgar Latin *pīnctiāre, variant of *pūnctiāre to prick (cf. pique1)
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Parts of speech for Pinch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pinch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinch
noun pinch
- abjection — an abject state or condition
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
verb pinch
- accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- begrudge — If you do not begrudge someone something, you do not feel angry, upset, or jealous that they have got it.
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