pinch
verb
uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/pinchverb(PRESS)
[IorT]
topresssomething,especiallysomeone'sskin,stronglybetween two hard things such as afingerand athumb, usuallycausingpain:
捏，拧，掐，夹Ouch! Stop pinching (me)!哎哟，别掐我！
Theseshoesare tootight, they pinch (myfeet).这双鞋太紧了，夹我的脚。
pinchyourselfinformal
You say that you have to pinch yourself if you cannot reallybelievesomething that hashappenedbecause it is so good or sostrange:
拧自己一下（表示某事太好或太奇怪，简直令人难以置信）I can'tbelievethat he's back from Canada and he's mine - Ikeephaving to pinch myself to makesureI'm notdreaming.我不敢相信他从加拿大回来了，而且他属于我——我不停地拧自己以确信我不是在做梦。
Squeezing and grinding
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- constriction
- crush
- gnashyourteethidiom
- mash
- mill
- nip
- noncompressible
- pound
- presser
- pulp
- pulverization
- scrunch
- snap
- squash
- squish
- tamp
- unmilled
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Not believing
pinchverb(STEAL)
[T]informal
tostealsomething:
偷窃Right, who's pinched mychair?好嘛，谁把我的椅子偷走了？
to take something from someone
- takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
- take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
- snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
- stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
- pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
- seizeFederal agents seized two computers.
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- purloin
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snitch
Idiom
pinch pennies
pinch
noun
uk/pɪntʃ/us/pɪntʃ/pinchnoun(AMOUNT)
[C]
asmallamountof something, such as apowder,especiallytheamountthat apersoncanholdbetweentheirfirstfingerandthumb:
（一）撮；少量While thetomatoesarecookingadda pinchofsalt/sugar/driedthyme.烧西红柿时加一小撮盐／糖／干百里香。
figurativeOpinionpollsonsubjectslike this should betaken witha pinchofscepticism.对这种话题的民意测验应持半信半疑的态度。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- potsherd
- ray
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
pinchnoun(PRESS)
[Cusually singular]
theactof pinching something or someone:
捏，拧，掐，夹ShegaveEmma apainfulpinchonthearm.她在埃玛的胳膊上狠狠地掐了一下。
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Squeezing and grinding
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- constriction
- crush
- gnashyourteethidiom
- mash
- mill
- nip
- noncompressible
- pound
- presser
- pulp
- pulverization
- scrunch
- snap
- squash
- squish
- tamp
- unmilled
Idiom
at a pinch