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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;

    [Noun]  | "pinched nerve" 


    1: a nerve or nerve root (as in the spine or wrist) that is compressed by surrounding tissue (as of tendon, bone, or cartilage) often as a result of injury, inflammation, or degenerative changes and that causes pain, tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness


    Origin: 1866 ;

    [Idiom]  | "pinched for" 


    1: not having enough of (something)

    [Verb]  | "pinched" 


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


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





    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" 


    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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    [Phrase]  | "pinched pennies" 


    1: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


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





    [Phrase]  | "pinch pennies" 


    1: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


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





     [ "pinched" ]

    1: to get arrested by the police.... a very old term.

      * e.g.,  ... I was pinched by the cops. 

     [ "pinched" ]

    1: caught.

      * e.g.,  ... Vinny shot the guy in front of a dozen people. He was sure to get pinched. 

     [ "pinched" ]

    1: To take a small amount of weed.

      * e.g.,  ... I just pinched some from the bag for now. 

     [ "pinched" ]

    1: the name for when you've been doing an eight ball of cocaine to yourself and are feeling paranoid and nervous.

      * e.g.,  ... you are so pinched on coke, I can't believe you are going to a family dinner in 10 minutes. 

     [ "pinched" ]

    1: a potential suitor trying to tell you that you are pretty.

      * e.g.,  ... you looked pinched tonight 

     [ "pinched" ]

    1: To steal bones from someone, most commonly in a minecraft server.

      * e.g.,  ... Octo pinched frink's Bones again. Darn cephalopods. 

     [ "pinching" ]

    1: In the Cannabis Growing industry, in Canada anyways, pinching refers to removing the growing top parts of a Cannabis plant (called the apical meristems in biology) , and often the grower uses his fingers to remove the young shoots of the plant, thumb & nails as if to pinch something that's why they call it to pinch to chop off the young shoots of the plant, so that the continuing growing part of the plant will divide and later produce more product, more Cannabis smoking material, according to professional growers.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo Joey did u alredy pinch these girls or not? Most marijuana growers adopt the pinching method, any cannabis grunt knows that. OMG how many times did u pinch these bushy sluts? 

     [ "Pinching" ]

    1: When an asshole of a drug dealer buys weed, and resells it for the same price, but pinches some weed from the bag for himself and not telling the buyer. Therefore, accumilating weed for free.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dont buy a bag from Brandon, i caught him pinching a couple times, that asshole" 

     [ "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 of" ]

    1: A very little amount or to a small degree. Opposite of grip of, grippa, gang of, and hella. See also pincha.

      * e.g.,  ... It only takes pinch of alcohol before your little sister ends up with grip of wang in her mouth. 

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