Synonyms of pinch

1. pinch, difficulty: usage: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
2. pinch, injury, hurt, harm, trauma: usage: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount: usage: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
4. emergency, exigency, pinch, crisis: usage: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
5. nip, pinch, bite, chomp, clip, clipping, snip: usage: a small sharp bite or snip
6. pinch, tweak, squeeze, squeezing: usage: a squeeze with the fingers
7. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody, capture, gaining control, seizure: usage: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

1. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch, grip: usage: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
2. crimp, pinch, fold, fold up, turn up: usage: make ridges into by pinching together
3. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift, steal: usage: make off with belongings of others
4. top, pinch, snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back: usage: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
5. pinch, vellicate, irritate: usage: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"