Quick definitions from WordNet (pinch)

▸ noun:  a squeeze with the fingers
▸ noun:  an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
▸ noun:  a painful or straitened circumstance ("The pinch of the recession")
▸ noun:  small sharp biting
▸ noun:  a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
▸ noun:  the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
▸ noun:  a slight but appreciable addition
▸ verb:  irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear ("The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back")
▸ verb:  squeeze tightly between the fingers ("He pinched her behind")
▸ verb:  cut the top off
▸ verb:  make ridges into by pinching together
▸ verb:  make off with belongings of others
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #33064)

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