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pinch

/pɪntʃ/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    squeeze tightly between the fingers

    He pinched her behind

  2. verb

    make ridges into by pinching together

  3. noun

    a painful or straitened circumstance

    the pinch of the recession

  4. noun

    an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

  5. noun

    a slight but appreciable amount

    this dish could use a touch of garlic

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