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pinch
Overview of noun pinch
The noun pinch has 7 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pinch -- (a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession")
2. pinch -- (an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed)
3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic")
4. emergency, exigency, pinch -- (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency")
5. nip, pinch -- (a small sharp bite or snip)
6. pinch, tweak -- (a squeeze with the fingers)
7. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")
Overview of verb pinch
The verb pinch has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle")
2. (2) crimp, pinch -- (make ridges into by pinching together)
3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)
4. top, pinch -- (cut the top off; "top trees and bushes")
5. pinch, vellicate -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinch
7 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch
=> difficulty
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
pinch
=> injury, hurt, harm, trauma
=> ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
=> pathological state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
emergency, exigency, pinch
=> crisis
=> juncture, occasion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
nip, pinch
=> bite, chomp
=> eating, feeding
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> clip, clipping, snip
=> cut, cutting, cutting off
=> shortening
=> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> change of magnitude
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
pinch, tweak
=> squeeze, squeezing
=> compression, compressing
=> press, pressure, pressing
=> push, pushing
=> propulsion, actuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
=> capture, gaining control, seizure
=> acquiring, getting
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun pinch
1 of 7 senses of pinch
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> snuff
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinch
7 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch
=> difficulty
Sense 2
pinch
=> injury, hurt, harm, trauma
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Sense 4
emergency, exigency, pinch
=> crisis
Sense 5
nip, pinch
=> bite, chomp
=> clip, clipping, snip
Sense 6
pinch, tweak
=> squeeze, squeezing
Sense 7
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
=> capture, gaining control, seizure
Antonyms of noun pinch
Member Holonyms of noun pinch
Substance Holonyms of noun pinch
Part Holonyms of noun pinch
Member Meronyms of noun pinch
Substance Meronyms of noun pinch
Part Meronyms of noun pinch
Meronyms of noun pinch
Holonyms of noun pinch
Attributes of noun pinch
Derived Forms of noun pinch
2 of 7 senses of pinch
Sense 5
nip, pinch
RELATED TO>(verb) pinch#5
=> pinch, vellicate
Sense 6
pinch, tweak
RELATED TO>(verb) pinch#5
=> pinch, vellicate
RELATED TO>(verb) pinch#2
=> crimp, pinch
RELATED TO>(verb) pinch#1
=> pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
Domain of noun pinch
Domain Terms of noun pinch
Familiarity of noun pinch
pinch used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun pinch
7 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch
> difficulty
=> bitch
=> predicament, quandary, plight
=> rattrap
=> pinch
=> fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> hard time, rough sledding
=> stress, strain
=> mire
=> problem, job
=> situation
=> urinary hesitancy
=> wall
Sense 2
pinch
> injury, hurt, harm, trauma
=> birth trauma
=> blast trauma
=> bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage
=> blunt trauma
=> bruise, contusion
=> bump
=> burn
=> dislocation
=> electric shock
=> fracture, break
=> frostbite, cryopathy
=> intravasation
=> penetrating trauma, penetrating injury
=> pinch
=> rupture
=> sting, bite, insect bite
=> strain
=> whiplash, whiplash injury
=> wale, welt, weal, wheal
=> wound, lesion
=> wrench, twist, pull
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Sense 4
emergency, exigency, pinch
> crisis
=> emergency, exigency, pinch
Sense 5
nip, pinch
> bite, chomp
=> munch
=> nibble
=> nip, pinch
> clip, clipping, snip
=> nip, pinch
Sense 6
pinch, tweak
> squeeze, squeezing
=> pinch, tweak
=> expression
=> extrusion, expulsion
Sense 7
apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
> capture, gaining control, seizure
=> usurpation
=> apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
=> conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation
=> enslavement
Meronyms of noun pinch
7 senses of pinch
Sense 5
nip, pinch
=> bite, chomp
=> eating, feeding
HAS PART: chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Holonyms of noun pinch
Grep of noun pinch
pinch
pinch bar
pinch hitter
pinchas zukerman
pinchbeck
pinche
pinchgut
Antonyms of verb pinch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pinch
5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
=> grip
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 3
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
=> take
Sense 4
top, pinch
=> snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
=> thin out
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
=> irritate
=> stimulate, excite
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pinch
3 of 5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
=> goose
=> tweak
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
=> flute
Sense 4
top, pinch
=> tail
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pinch
5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
=> grip
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 3
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
Sense 4
top, pinch
=> snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
=> irritate
'Cause To' of verb pinch
Derived Forms of verb pinch
3 of 5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
RELATED TO>(noun) pinch#6
=> pinch, tweak
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
RELATED TO>(noun) pinch#6
=> pinch, tweak
Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
RELATED TO>(noun) pinch#6
=> pinch, tweak
RELATED TO>(noun) pinch#5
=> nip, pinch
Domain of verb pinch
Domain Terms of verb pinch
Familiarity of verb pinch
pinch used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb pinch
5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
EX: They pinch the trees
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
EX: They pinch the money
Sense 4
top, pinch
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
*> Something ----s
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pinch
5 senses of pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
> grip
=> bite, seize with teeth
=> pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
Sense 2
crimp, pinch
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 3
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
> steal
=> pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> rustle, lift
=> shoplift
=> pirate
=> plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
=> pocket, bag
=> embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
=> rob
=> hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> walk off
=> hustle, pluck, roll
=> loot, plunder
=> burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heist
Sense 4
top, pinch
> snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
=> shear
=> poll, pollard
=> top, pinch
=> disbud
Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
> irritate
=> pinch, vellicate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pinch
Sense 1
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
=> grip
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Sense 2
crimp, pinch
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 3
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
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Sense 4
top, pinch
=> snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
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Sense 5
pinch, vellicate
=> irritate
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Grep of verb pinch
penny-pinch
pinch
Grep of adj pinch
pinchbeck
pinched
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