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  • 1pinch´er — pinch «pihnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to squeeze between the thumb and forefinger, with the teeth or claws, or with any instrument having two jaws or parts between which something may be grasped: »Father pinched the baby s cheek playfully.… …

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  • 2pinch — 1. verb 1) he pinched my arm Syn: tweak, nip, squeeze, grasp 2) my new shoes pinch my toes Syn: hurt, pain; squeeze, crush, cramp; be uncomfortable 3) …

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  • 3pinch — 1. verb 1) he pinched my arm Syn: nip, tweak, squeeze, grasp 2) my new shoes pinch my toes Syn: hurt, squeeze, crush, cramp 2. noun 1) he gave her arm a pinch …

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  • 4shoes — n. 1) to put on; wear shoes 2) to slip off, take off shoes 3) to break in (new) shoes 4) to lace (one s) shoes 5) to polish, shine shoes 6) to fix, mend (esp. BE), repair shoes 7) tight; well fitting shoes 8) basketball; earth; gym shoes;… …

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  • 5pinch — pinch1 [pıntʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From an unrecorded Old North French pinchier] 1.) [T] to press a part of someone s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts ▪ We have to stop her pinching her baby… …

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  • 6pinch — 1 verb 1 (T) to press a part of someone s flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts: Mum, he pinched me! 2 (T) informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable: Someone s pinched my… …

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  • 7pinch — I UK [pɪntʃ] / US verb Word forms pinch : present tense I/you/we/they pinch he/she/it pinches present participle pinching past tense pinched past participle pinched 1) [transitive] to squeeze someone s skin between your thumb and finger so that… …

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  • 8pinch — [pɪntʃ] verb I 1) [T] to squeeze someone s skin between your thumb and finger so that it hurts them Roger pinched my arm.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if shoes or clothes pinch, they hurt you because they fit too tightly 3) [T] British informal to steal… …

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  • 9pinch — pinch1 [ pıntʃ ] noun count 1. ) a small amount of something that you can hold between your finger and thumb, for example salt 2. ) the action of squeezing someone s skin between your thumb and finger so that it hurts them pinch pinch 2 [ pıntʃ ] …

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  • 10pinch — [[t]pɪntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the jaws of an instrument, or the like 2) to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does 3) to render unnaturally constricted or drawn: a face pinched with… …

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