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English to English noun
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a painful or straitened circumstance |  | Example: the pinch of the recession
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an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed | | source: wordnet30
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a slight but appreciable amount | | Example: this dish could use a touch of garlic
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a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | | Example: he never knew what to do in an emergency
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a small sharp bite or snip | | source: wordnet30
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a squeeze with the fingers | | source: wordnet30
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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | | Example: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
source: wordnet30
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A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip. | | source: webster1913 verb
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squeeze tightly between the fingers | | Example: He pinched her behind
She squeezed the bottle
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| 10 |
make ridges into by pinching together | | source: wordnet30
| 11 |
make off with belongings of others | | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
cut the top off | | Example: top trees and bushes
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irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | | Example: smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches. | | source: webster1913
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To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest. | | source: webster1913
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