pinch

pɪnt͡ʃ

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#1·7h ago

To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

The children were scolded for pinching each other.

Origin: From , from (compare , pincer), a word of origin, possibly from , from a merger of to puncture, sting, from and to strike, sting, from , from . More at point, pick and pitch. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·7h ago

To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.

This shoe pinches my foot.

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#3·7h ago

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.

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