definition of
pinch

[1] #1 pinch v. [squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch] squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle". wn

[2] #2 pinch v. [crimp] make ridges into by pinching together. wn

[3] #3 pinch n. a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession". wn

[4] #4 pinch n. an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed. wn

[5] #5 pinch v. [pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] make off with belongings of others. wn