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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
| Type of | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount |
| Has types | snuff |
pinch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody |
| Type of | capture, seizure, gaining control |
Examples of pinch
pinch
Fold the dough corners into the round edge, and pinch with your fingers to seal.
From the thenewstribune.com
Diaz returned from thumb surgery and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth.
From the washingtontimes.com
Roenicke said Morgan will back up Carlos Gomez and also serve as a pinch-runner.
From the timesunion.com
Sometimes I pinch myself, hoping that I am in the midst of a horrible nightmare.
From the latimes.com
Once it's out, dip it back in the water and pinch the top so it creates suction.
From the abcnews.go.com
Pinch hitter Ross Gload has played through a degenerative hip injury all season.
From the delawareonline.com
Bud Norris was lifted for a pinch hitter, though he left the game with the lead.
From the stltoday.com
With two out, Wilson Betemit singled and pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson stole second.
From the sacbee.com
Crow yielded a pinch single to Sweeney up the middle that sent LaRoche to third.
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- Squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
- A painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
- An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- Crimp: make ridges into by pinching together
- Pilfer: make off with belongings of others
- Touch: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- A pinch is a grip of a flexible object in which a portion is taken between two fingers or something of resemblance and squeezed so the gripped portion of the object is lifted from its normal level. By extension, that which is taken in the grip is referred to as a "pinch."
- A pinch in cooking is a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt, sugar or spice. Traditionally it was defined as "an amount that can be taken between the thumb and forefinger". Historically the pinch was more precisely defined by some U.S. cookbooks as approximately teaspoon.
- Pinch (born Andrew Pinching on 5 September 1965 in Grantham, Lincolnshire) is the current drummer in punk band The Damned. He has been with the band since 1999. He attended the King's School in Grantham, where he was a founder member of the English Dogs.
