PINCH


Meaning of PINCH in English

I

n.

painful squeeze

1) to give smb. a ~

emergency

( colloq. )

2) at ( BE ), in ( esp. AE ) a ~

arrest

( colloq. )

3) to make a ~

II

v. ( colloq. ) ( D ; tr. ) ('to arrest') to ~ for (~ed for speeding)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.