pinch
Definition
- n. a painful or straitened circumstance
- n. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- n. a squeeze with the fingers
- v. squeeze tightly between the fingers
Word forms
- Past tense
- pinched
- Present participle
- pinching
- Past participle
- pinched
- Third person singular
- pinches
Example sentences
n.
She felt a pinch in her stomach after eating too much.
vt.
He decided to pinch the edges of the dough to create a nice crust.
vi.
During tough times, we need to pinch our budgets to save money.