pinch

[ pinch ]

nountight pressing
nounsmall amount
nounpredicament
verbpress tightly
verbbe stingy
verbsteal
verbarrest

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences forpinch

In a pinch they would obey you nearly as well as they obey me.

Gray Peter's heart was never in doubt, but what would Sally's courage be in a pinch?

The pinch was bound to come in a town where every man wore his gun.

I presume half our people, on a pinch, could have brought the Sterling in.

In a word, I had too much, though I could have carried a good deal more, on a pinch.

And then—I might at a pinch describe the infernal regions, but not the other place.

These he seemed to pinch off so that they were all of a size but one, which was shorter.

I was going to pinch down to ten—but I didn't; I let her ride.

At a pinch, an excellent master in English or French; a man for the bosom of families!

Cast your eyes on the Renouncer, Pinch, and be the wiser for the recollection!'

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