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Pinch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
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2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
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He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. Chapman.
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3. To plait. [Obs.]
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Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. Chaucer.
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4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
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Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. Sir W. Raleigh.
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5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
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6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang] Robert Barr.
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7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
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Pinch, v. i. 1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
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2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]
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3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. Gower.
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The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare. Franklin.
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To pinch at, to find fault with; to take exception to. [Obs.]Chaucer.
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Pinch, n. 1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
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2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
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3. Pian; pang. “Necessary's sharp pinch.” Shak.
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4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
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At a pinch, On a pinch, in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin.
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