pinch
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
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#3GoodThings 1. Talking through some Tough Foster Parent feelings without a meltdown or hard feelings 2. Frozen food I can deploy for lunch in a pinch 3. The continuing playoff a-hockey-lypse
@deluxday.bsky.social Got a stew bubbling on the stove, potatoes baking in the oven: although Spring is in the air, it's just taking a while to warm it up ... 5/5 If there were a god Worth its salt I would season…
The wait is finally over! Artist and Pinch Hitter applications are available, May 5th to June 5th! For ease, it's the same form, you just checkmark different options. #submas #pokemon #subwaybossingo #subwaybossemmet…
@careorguk have been producing helpful resources for voters for decades - I remember going to the South Antrim Hustings for the 1997 General Election at the Deerpark Hotel - more useful than just reading flyers... I'…
sometimes if the sack (hacky) got dried out one would have to apply some glove oil (vaseline in a pinch if glove oil was not available) #SackWeek
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To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
The children were scolded for pinching each other.
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To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
This shoe pinches my foot.
“@careorguk have been producing helpful resources for voters for decades - I remember going to the South Antrim Hustings for the 1997 General Election at the Deerpark Hotel - more useful than just reading flyers... I'd take the policy quiz with a pinch of salt, ... (1/2)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I can’t see the sipper enless it gos up which would probably pinch me cock hair or me cock but I will take like 40 honey packets just to have a hour of fun”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Michael Conforto comes through in a pinch as streaking Cubs rally in 9th for 5-4 win over Reds https://www.newsbeep.com/au/650622/ Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto capped a two-run ninth inning with a solo homer, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To squeeze between two objects.
He took the plate in his hand, holding it between thumb and forefinger at one corner, letting it hang down. With the other hand he pinched it at the opposite corner, pressing thumb and forefinger together tightly.
“#3GoodThings 1. Talking through some Tough Foster Parent feelings without a meltdown or hard feelings 2. Frozen food I can deploy for lunch in a pinch 3. The continuing playoff a-hockey-lypse”
— Bluesky· May 2026“@deluxday.bsky.social Got a stew bubbling on the stove, potatoes baking in the oven: although Spring is in the air, it's just taking a while to warm it up ... 5/5 If there were a god Worth its salt I would season It with a large pinch #17thOctober #haiku365 #haiku”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The wait is finally over! Artist and Pinch Hitter applications are available, May 5th to June 5th! For ease, it's the same form, you just checkmark different options. #submas #pokemon #subwaybossingo #subwaybossemmet #stationrallyforrainn”
— Bluesky· May 2026“sometimes if the sack (hacky) got dried out one would have to apply some glove oil (vaseline in a pinch if glove oil was not available) #SackWeek”
— Bluesky· May 2026“All the matchup numbers screamed for Craig Counsell to pinch-hit Michael Conforto for Carson Kelly in the 8th inning Monday night. Instead, he waited. Why? And what should we glean from it? northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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