pinch

nouns

a painful or straitened circumstance

"the pinch of the recession"

pinch

is a type of (narrower)

a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome

"grappling with financial difficulties"

an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

pinch

is a type of (narrower)

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

a slight but appreciable amount

"this dish could use a touch of garlic"

hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

"he never knew what to do in an emergency"

emergency, exigency, pinch

a small sharp bite or snip

nip, pinch

a squeeze with the fingers

pinch, tweak

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

squeeze tightly between the fingers

"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch

make ridges into by pinching together

crimp, pinch

make off with belongings of others

abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe

cut the top off

"top trees and bushes"

pinch, top

irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

pinch, vellicate