pinched; pinching; pinches
1
a
: to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
b
: to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to induce branching
c
: to squeeze or compress painfully
d
: to cause physical or mental pain to
e(1)
: to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken
(2)
: to cause to shrivel or wither
4
: to sail too close to the wind
2
: to be miserly or closefisted
3
: to press painfully
2
3
: a marked thinning of a vein or bed
1
: substitute
pinch runner
2
: hit by a pinch hitter
a pinch homer
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