Antonyms for pinch

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : pinch

Phonetic Transcription : pɪntʃ

Definition of pinch

Origin : early 13c., from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point" + *piccare "to pierce." Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s. Sense of "to be stingy" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Pinched; pinching.

noun tight pressing
noun small amount
noun predicament
verb press tightly
verb be stingy
verb steal
verb arrest

Example sentences :

Gray Peter's heart was never in doubt, but what would Sally's courage be in a pinch?
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

The pinch was bound to come in a town where every man wore his gun.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

In a pinch they would obey you nearly as well as they obey me.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I presume half our people, on a pinch, could have brought the Sterling in.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

In a word, I had too much, though I could have carried a good deal more, on a pinch.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

And then—I might at a pinch describe the infernal regions, but not the other place.
Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling

These he seemed to pinch off so that they were all of a size but one, which was shorter.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

I was going to pinch down to ten—but I didn't; I let her ride.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

At a pinch, an excellent master in English or French; a man for the bosom of families!
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Cast your eyes on the Renouncer, Pinch, and be the wiser for the recollection!'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for pinch

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