wikipedia|dab=pinch
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pinch.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪnt�

Verb
en-verb|pinch|es

1. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
2. To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential.
3. To arrest or capture.

Translations
trans-top|squeeze a small amount of skin
Finnish: nipistää
French: pincer
Italian: pizzicare
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|���ج�رک گرت�, KUchar|����ر� ��دا�
Portuguese: beliscar
Spanish: pellizcar
trans-bottom

trans-top|steal
Finnish: näpistää
trans-mid
Spanish: pellizcar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to arrest or capture
Finnish: napata
French: pincer
trans-mid
Italian: acciuffare
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|pinches

1. The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
2. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
3. An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
4. An organic herbal smoke additive.

Derived terms
take with a pinch of salt

Translations
trans-top|the action of squeezing a small amount of skin
Finnish: nipistys
French: pincement m
Italian: pizzico m
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|����ر�, KUchar|���ج�رک��
Portuguese: beliscar
Spanish: pellizco m
trans-bottom

trans-top|a small amount of powder
Finnish: hyppysellinen
French: pincée f
Italian: pizzico m
trans-mid
Polish: szczypta f
Portuguese: pitada f (ex: uma pitada de sal)
Spanish: pizca f
trans-bottom

trans-top|someone in a tight pinch
Finnish: pinteessä
trans-mid
Spanish: aprieto m
trans-bottom

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