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pinch
Synonyms and Antonyms of pinch
- a successful pinch of a hacking ring
apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], collar
- This labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts.
crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want
Synonym Discussion of pinch
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- an important juncture in our country's history
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- provide for exigencies
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- the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies
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- contingency plans
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- come through in a pinch
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- in dire straits
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- a crisis of confidence
pinch
Synonyms and Antonyms of pinch
- pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer
make away with, make off with, run off with, walk off with
- got pinched for stealing
- If we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort.
pinch pennies
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