English to English
noun
- a painful or straitened circumstance
The pinch of the recession.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
source: WordNet 3.0
- a slight but appreciable amount
This dish could use a touch of garlic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
He never knew what to do in an emergency.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a small sharp bite or snip
source: WordNet 3.0
- a squeeze with the fingers
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
He pinched her behind.
She squeezed the bottle.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make ridges into by pinching together
source: WordNet 3.0
- make off with belongings of others
source: WordNet 3.0
- cut the top off
Top trees and bushes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth.
The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
source: Webster 1913
- To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
source: Webster 1913
- To seize by way of theft; to steal; also, to catch; to arrest.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [pinch] Kurót
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [pinch] Kumurot
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
