Synonyms for pinch
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pinch |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪntʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for pinch Other synonyms for the word pinch
- clutch
- collar
- compress
- compression
- confine
- confinement
- contingency
- contraction
- cop
- cramp
- crib
- crisis
- detain
- difficulty
- distress
- drop
- economize
- emergency
- exigency
- filch
- grasp
- grasping
- hardship
- hold
- hurt
- jot
- juncture
- knock off
- lift
- limitation
- mite
- nab
- necessity
- nip
- nipping
- oppress
- oppression
- pain
- pass
- pick up
- pilfer
- pinch pennies
- plight
- press
- pressure
- pull in
- purloin
- rob
- run in
- scrimp
- skimp
- small quantity
- snatch
- soupçon
- spare
- speck
- splash
- splatter
- squeeze
- stint
- strait
- stress
- swipe
- take
- take into custody
- taste
- tight spot
- tight squeeze
- torment
- turning point
- tweak
- twinge
- wrench
- wrest
- wring
- zero hour
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for pinch
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