Pinch

/pɪntʃ/

noun

  1. The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

  2. A close compression of anything with the fingers.

    I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture.

  3. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

verb

  1. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

    The children were scolded for pinching each other.

  2. To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.

  3. To squeeze between two objects.

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