1. acts of squeezing between finger and thumb
Usage: plural
2. small amounts that can be held between finger and thumb
Usage: plural

1. squeezes tightly between finger and thumb or between two surfaces
Usage: third person singular present
2. causes pain or discomfort by being too tight
Usage: third person singular present
3. takes a small amount of something between finger and thumb
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• She pinches her brother’s arm playfully.
• The new shoe pinches my toe.
• He pinches some salt from the shaker.
• The crab gave him several painful pinches.
• Add two pinches of pepper to the soup.
• Mom pinches the dough to seal the edges.
• This collar pinches my neck when I turn my head.