PINCH


Meaning of PINCH in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: extort 1, exact, gouge, screw, shake down, squeeze, wrench, wrest, wring

2.

Synonyms: steal 1, ||cop, filch, lift, nab, ||nick, nip, snitch, swipe, thieve

3.

Synonyms: arrest 2, apprehend, ||bust, detain, nab, pick up, pull in, run in

4.

Synonyms: scrimp , scrape, screw, skimp, ||skinch, spare, stint

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: juncture 2, contingency, crisis, crossroad(s), emergency, exigency, pass, strait, turning point, zero hour

2.

Synonyms: theft , larceny, lift, purloining, steal, stealage, stealing, thievery, thieving, ||touch

3.

Synonyms: arrest , apprehension, arrestation, arrestment, ||bust, detention, ||nab, pickup

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