Pinch

/pɪnt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "pinch" (506 found)

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Closest matches (102)

Noun(10 words)

nip apprehension arrest blousing catch clenches collar compress crimping crimps

abstract aceacute painafflict agonize ail alternate alternative and annex apprehend apprehension approach appropriate arrest arrestation arresting arrestment atom backup

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bagbare cupboardbare subsistencebeatbeat to windwardbeggarliness beggary begrudge bind bit bite boostboring painborrowbreakers aheadburglary burn bust caper capture cardhouse carry catchcause for alarmcenter centralize chafecharley horseclamp clampingclamping downclimacteric closeclose inclose upclose withclose-haul clutch collarcome togethercomplication compress compression compulsion concenter concentralize concentrate confine constraint contingency convergeconvergence of eventsconvulse cop counterfeit cramp cramps crib crick crisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrook crossroadscrucial periodcrucify crunch crush

Verb(4 words)

abstract cabbage complain crimp

Strong matches (151)

crux cubby cubbyhole cut dab dangerdangerous grounddarting paindefraud deprivation destitution detain detention difficulty dilemma distress doghouse dole dollhouse dot

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dram dribble driblet drive drop dummy dwarf economizeembarrassing positionembarrassment embezzle emergencyempty purseendangerment ensphere equivalent ersatz exact excruciate exigency extort extremity fakefall in withfamish farthing fester filchfill infine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfleck flyspeck fragment fretfulgurant painfunnel gallgaping chasmgathering cloudsgetgirdle paingive paingnaw gnawing gobbet gouge grab grain granule grasp grate grindgrinding povertygrip gripe griping groat grudge hairhand-to-mouth existencehandful harrow hazard heisthell to payhelphigh pressurehinge hitch hobble holehole in the wallhomelessness hookhot waterhouse of cardshow-do-you-dohurt imbroglio imitation imperativeness imperilment impoverishment impulse impulsion indigence inflameinflict painintersect iota irritate jam jeopardy job joker jotjumping painjuncturekill by incheskink knockknock offlacerate lacklancinating painlift limit littlelittle bitlive upon nothingluffluff upmakemake a pinch

Noun(13 words)

cusps dabble dash emergency exigency filch gesture goosing grip hardship hint jot licking

Verb(3 words)

filch hook lift

Related words (253)

make off withmakeshift martyr martyrize meet menace mendicancy mess minim minimum minutiae mite mix mock modicum molecule moneylessness morass morsel mote

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nab nailnarrow the gapnecessitousness necessity need neediness netting nick nip nutshell ounce pain palm pangparlous straitsparoxysm particle pass pauperism pauperization pebble penury peril phony pickpick uppickle pickup pierce pigeonhole pilfer pillagepinch penniespirate pittance playhouse plight ply poach pocket point poverty predicament press pressurepretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentprick privationprolong the agonyprovisional proxy pullpull inpurloin pushput to torturequagmire quicksand rack ranklerash impulserasp reserverip offrip-off risk rob robberyrocks aheadroll uprubrun away withrun inrun togetherrustlesail finesave scamp scant scrape screw scrimp scrounge scruple secondary seize seizure shakeshake downsharp painshoot shootingshooting painshoplift skimp slough smart smidgen smidgin smitch snag snake snare snatch snitch soupcon spare spasm speck spoonful spot squeeze squeezing stabstabbing painstarve steal stealing stewsticky wicketsting stint stitch stopgapstorm cloudsstrait straits stress substitute swamp swindle swipe tad taketake into custodytaper taste temporary tension tentative theft thieve thievery thieving thimblefulthin icethreat thrill throestight spottight squeezetighten tightening tightropetiny bittittle token tormen torment torture touchtouch the windtricky spottrifletrifling amounttrivia turn turningturning pointtweak twinge twist twitchunholy messunite urge urgency utility vicarious vulture wadwad upwalk off withwant whit wound wrench wrest wringzero hour

Noun(23 words)

mite nipping nips press shortage smidge smidgen smidges snaffling soupconsoupçonsspeck squeeze steal swipetaking into custodythimblefuls tinge tod touch

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tweak twinges twinging

Verb(16 words)

nip nipped nobble pilfer purloin snarf sneak squeeze squeezes swipe top tweet twinge twinged twitch vellicate

Adjective(1 words)

twingeing

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More general

41 entries

bite capture chomp clip clipping crisis cropcut backdifficultness difficulty dresseconomic conditionfoldfold upgaining control

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More specific

10 entries

budget constraintdash filchfinger pinchincome shortfallnippinch gripshoplift smidgen snatch

Collocations

10 entries

feel the pinchfinancial pinchin a pinchpinch between fingerspinch hitpinch hitterpinch of saltpinch penniespinch pointpinch the skin

Inflections

3 entries

pinched pinches pinching

Derivations

3 entries

pinchable pincher pinching

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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How careless he was to pinch his fingers in the door!

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The new shoes pinch my feet.

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This will come in handy in a pinch.

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A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.

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