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    [Verb]  | "pinch" | \ ˈpinch \


    1: to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument

    2: to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to induce branching

    3: to squeeze or compress painfully

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French *pincher, pincer;

    [Verb]  | "pinch-hit" | \ ˈpinch-ˈhit \


    1: to act or serve in place of another

    2: to bat in the place of another player especially when a hit is particularly needed

    Origin: 1911 ;

     Back-formation from pinch hitter;

    [Noun]  | "pinch" 


    1: a critical juncture : emergency

    2: pressure, stress

    3: hardship, privation

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "pinch bar" 


    1: a bar similar in form and use to a crowbar and sometimes having an end adapted for pulling spikes or inserting under a heavy wheel that is to be rolled

    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Noun]  | "pinch hit" 


    1: a hit made by a pinch hitter

    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Noun]  | "pinch hitter" 


    1: one that pinch-hits

    Origin: 1896 ;

    [Adjective]  | "pinch" 


    1: substitute

    2: hit by a pinch hitter

    Origin: 1912 ;

    [Idiom]  | "pinch me" 


    1: —used to say that one can't believe something is happening

    [Idiom]  | "at a pinch" 


    1: in a bad situation when help is needed

    [Idiom]  | "feel the pinch" 


    1: to experience the problems caused by not having enough money or by paying higher costs

    [Adjective]  | "pinch" 


    1: as in alternative, alternate;



    [Noun]  | "pinch" 


    1: an instance of theft;


      * e.g., " ... the pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me! "




    2: the act of taking into one's control by authority of law;


      * e.g., " ... an innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers "




    3: a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number;


      * e.g., " ... this labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts "



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    [Noun]  | "pinch hitter" 


    1: a person or thing that takes the place of another;


      * e.g., " ... the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired "



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    [Noun]  | "pinch hitters" 


    1: a person or thing that takes the place of another;


      * e.g., " ... the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired "



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    [Verb]  | "pinch" 


    1: to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points;


      * e.g., " ... the zipper on those jeans always pinches me "



    •  Synonyms : 

    •  nip


    2: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep;


      * e.g., " ... pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer "




    3: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law;


      * e.g., " ... pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady "



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    [Verb]  | "pinch-hit" 


    1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;


      * e.g., " ... assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester "



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    [Verb]  | "pinch-hits" 


    1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;


      * e.g., " ... assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester "



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    [Verb]  | "pinch-hitting" 


    1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;


      * e.g., " ... assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester "



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    [Phrase]  | "pinch pennies" 


    1: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


      * e.g., " ... They pinched pennies in order to afford a nice vacation. "




     [ "pinch" ]

    1: To steal a small amount of Marijuana from someone elses bag.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm gonna pinch a bud out of the bag while he's in the bathroom." 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: 1)in a tight spot 2)got caught by the cops

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: Evict. Refers specifically to eviction from rented residential property for failing to pay rent. Occasionally, landlords will warn their tenants who are behind on rent with this euphemistic term.

      * e.g.,  ... The landlord is going to "pinch" the tenant for not paying rent. During the recession, lots of people cannot afford their rent, so they are being "pinched." He is behind on his rent; therefore, he is facing "pinching." According to some interpretations, the song "Pinch Me" by the "Barenaked Ladies" uses this term with this meaning. The narrarator is unemployed and cannot pay his rent, and he is resigning himself to his inevitable fate of homelessness. 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: To take something.

      * e.g.,  ... I pinched a cigarette from my dad 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: Grabbing chewing tabacco with your thumb and index finger and putting it in your mouth.

      * e.g.,  ... always there in a pinch 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: The act of prolonging a bowell movement by flexing the sphincter muscle. Sometimes the pinch is not administered in time which leads to a head of feces protruding resembling a turltes head; making an unpleasant mark in the undergarments and resulting in a foul odor.

      * e.g.,  ... I had to leave the party because of a bad pinch. 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: To take your fingers, usually the thumb and pointer finger, and grab at a small place on the skin to cause a sharp but brief pain in that area. Can be done on yourself or to someone else to tease or to get their attention.

      * e.g.,  ... I didn't know if I was awake so I pinched myself! 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: v.: to steal, in particular, to steal drugs

      * e.g.,  ... "i pinched an eighth from his stash." 

     [ "pinch" ]

    2: cf: nick, lift, gank, snag,boost

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: a goatee; possibly shaped

      * e.g.,  ... Hey, you've gotta pinch growing there! I see it! 

     [ "pinch" ]

    1: something tight or small

      * e.g.,  ... your shirt is madd pinch 

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