| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tight pressing |
Synonyms: |
compression, confinement, contraction, cramp, grasp, grasping, hurt, limitation, nip, nipping, pressure, squeeze, torment, tweak, twinge |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount |
Synonyms: |
bit, dash, drop, jot, mite, small quantity, soupçon, speck, splash, splatter, taste |
Antonyms: |
lot |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predicament |
Synonyms: |
box*, clutch, contingency, crisis, crunch, difficulty, emergency, exigency, hardship, juncture, necessity, oppression, pass, plight, pressure, strait, stress, tight spot, tight squeeze, turning point*, zero hour |
Antonyms: |
advantage, blessing, good fortune |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press tightly |
Synonyms: |
chafe, compress, confine, cramp, crush, grasp, hurt, nip, pain, squeeze, tweak, twinge, wrench, wrest, wring |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be stingy |
Synonyms: |
afflict, distress, economize, oppress, pinch pennies, press, scrape, scrimp, skimp, spare, stint |
Antonyms: |
be generous, give, offer |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
Synonyms: |
cop, crib*, filch, knock off, lift*, nab, pilfer, purloin, rob, snatch, swipe, take |
Antonyms: |
give, receive |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrest |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, bust, collar, detain, hold, nab, pick up*, pull in, run in, take into custody |
Antonyms: |
free, release |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
Synonyms: |
accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep* |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
| Main Entry: | begrudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wish that someone did not have |
Synonyms: |
be jealous, be reluctant, be stingy, covet, eat one's heart out, envy, grudge, pinch, resent, stint |