Crossword-Solution: PINCH
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pinch | v. t. | 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. |
| Pinch | v. t. | o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. |
| Pinch | v. t. | To plait. |
| Pinch | v. t. | Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. |
| Pinch | v. t. | To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4. |
| Pinch | v. i. | To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches. |
| Pinch | v. i. | To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. |
| Pinch | v. i. | To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. |
| Pinch | n. | A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip. |
| Pinch | n. | As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff. |
| Pinch | n. | Pian; pang. |
| Pinch | n. | 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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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with PINCH (5)
You don’t think I would send her away all by herself when she is frightened!” For a moment the circle of light was broken, and something gave Peter a loving little pinch.
This was eaten on the plateless system, which is performed by placing a slice of bread upon the table, the meat flat upon the bread, a mustard plaster upon the meat, and a pinch of salt upon the whole, then cutting them vertically downwards with a large pocket-knife till wood is reached, when the severed lump is impaled on the knife, elevated, and sent the proper way of food.
Then the fellow in the tree came down to his comrade, and, laughing, said “What was it that Master Bruin whispered to you?” “He told me,” said the other, “Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch.” The Two Pots Two Pots had been left on the bank of a river, one of brass, and one of earthenware.
And, in the second place, we all overlooked the fact that such mechanical intelligence as the Martian possessed was quite able to dispense with muscular exertion at a pinch.
Compare {Vulcan nerve pinch}, {bounce}, and {boot}, and see the AI Koan in "{A Selection of AI Koans}" (in {appendix A}) about Tom Knight and the novice.
Quotes with PINCH (3)
I used to think Romeo and Juliet was the greatest love story ever written. But now that I’m middle-aged, I know better. Oh, Romeo certainly thinks he loves his Juliet. Driven by hormones, he unquestionably lusts for her. But if he loves her, it’s a shallow love. You want proof?” Cagney didn’t wait for Dr. Victor to say yay or nay.“Soon after meeting her for the first time, he realizes he forgot to ask her for her name. Can true love be founded upon such shallow acquaintance? …
Each time I see a beautiful sunset or sunrise, I have to pinch myself because I can't believe that I'm awake and not dreaming.
Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 53 times in crossword archives (1979–2025).