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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pinch 3 of 4 senses of pinch Sense 1 pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch => tweak Sense 2 crimp, pinch => flute Sense 4 top pinch => tail Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pinch 3 of 4 senses of pinch Sense 1 pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch => tweak Sense 2 crimp, pinch => flute Sense 4 top pinch => tail Entailment of verb pinch Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pinch 4 senses of pinch Sense 1 pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch => grip Sense 2 crimp, pinch => fold, fold up turn up Sense 3 pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift => steal Sense 4 top pinch => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back Familiarity of verb pinch pinch used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pinch Sense 1 pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch => grip -------------- Sense 2 crimp, pinch => fold, fold up turn up -------------- Sense 3 pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift => steal -------------- Sense 4 top pinch => snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back -------------- Grep of noun pinch pinch pinch bar pinch hitter pinchas zukerman pinchbeck pinche pinchgut Overview of noun pinch The noun pinch has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pinch -- (a painful or straitened circumstance: "the pinch of the recession") 2. pinch -- (an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed) 3. touch, hint, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic") 4. emergency, exigency, pinch -- (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action "he never knew what to do in an emergency") 5. nip, pinch -- (small sharp biting) 6. pinch, tweak -- (a squeeze with the fingers) 7. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar") Overview of verb pinch The verb pinch has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle") 2. (2) crimp, pinch -- (make ridges into by pinching together) 3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others) 4. top pinch -- (cut the top off "top trees and bushes") Grep of adj pinch pinchbeck pinched Overview of noun pinch The noun pinch has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pinch -- (a painful or straitened circumstance: "the pinch of the recession") 2. pinch -- (an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed) 3. touch, hint, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a small but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic") 4. emergency, exigency, pinch -- (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action "he never knew what to do in an emergency") 5. nip, pinch -- (small sharp biting) 6. pinch, tweak -- (a squeeze with the fingers) 7. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar") Overview of verb pinch The verb pinch has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) pinch, vellicate, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle") 2. (2) crimp, pinch -- (make ridges into by pinching together) 3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others) 4. top pinch -- (cut the top off "top trees and bushes")
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