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pinch
noun as in tight pressing
noun as in small amount
noun as in predicament
verb as in press tightly
verb as in be stingy
Example Sentences
Shilling is still pinching herself, even though she now realizes her journey was meant to be.
Even the young, modern stars of women's rugby felt the pinch of a working life when the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Her crimes were discovered in June last year after she was sent home for pinching a number of children at Riverside Nursery in Twickenham, south-west London.
Six months after his last at-bat — he struck out as a pinch hitter in the final week of the 1986 season — Russell was back in uniform as the team’s bench coach.
"Food prices have gone up astronomically for families, and everyone is feeling the pinch," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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