Pinch
/pɪntʃ/
noun
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
A close compression of anything with the fingers.
“I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture.”
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
verb
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To squeeze between two objects.