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A painful or straitened circumstance The pinch of the recession |
| 2. |
An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed |
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A slight but appreciable amount This dish could use a touch of garlic |
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A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action He never knew what to do in an emergency |
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A small sharp bite or snip |
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A squeeze with the fingers |
| 7. |
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar |
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Squeeze tightly between the fingers He pinched her behind She squeezed the bottle |
| 9. |
Make ridges into by pinching together |
| 10. |
Make off with belongings of others |
| 11. |
Cut the top off Top trees and bushes |
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Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back |
| noun | difficulty |
| noun | injury, hurt, harm, trauma |
| noun | touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
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| noun | emergency, exigency, crisis |
| noun | nip, bite, chomp |
| noun | tweak, squeeze, squeezing |
| noun | apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody, capture, gaining control, seizure |
| verb | squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch, grip |
| verb | crimp, fold, fold up, turn up
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| verb | pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift, steal |
| verb | top, snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
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| verb | vellicate, irritate |