| Pinch (pinch) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Pinch |
| [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. |
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.
o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of
animals.
To plait.
Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to
oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for
money.
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the
wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n.,
4.
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To
act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe
pinches.
To take hold; to grip, as a
dog does.
To spare; to be niggardly; to be
covetous.
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A
close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an
instrument; a nip.
As much as may be taken between the finger
and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of
snuff.
Pian; pang.
A lever having a projection at one end,
acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called
also pinch bar.
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To seize by way of
theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest.
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