'pinch' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'pinch' with 13 example sentences.
- pinch noun
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: a painful or straitened circumstance
: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
: a slight but appreciable amount
: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
: a small sharp bite or snip
: a squeeze with the fingers
: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- pinch verb
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: squeeze tightly between the fingers
: make ridges into by pinching together
: make off with belongings of others
: cut the top off
: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Add a pinch of salt.
I pinched myself to make sure that I wasn't dreaming.
He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.
Someone's pinched the milk again.
A pickpocket pinched Mark's passport.
Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt.
The young woman slapped the man who pinched her buttocks.
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.
You'll get used to living alone in a pinch.
That'll do in a pinch.
A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.
The new shoes pinch my feet.
How careless he was to pinch his fingers in the door!