pinch

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pinch

pinch 🔊 /pɪˈnʧ/

pinch : මසුරුකම් කරනවා

pinch : අසුර

pinch : ඩිංග

pinch : හිඟය

pinch : කෙනිත්තීම

pinch : කොනහනවා

pinch : රිදවනවා

pinch : හිරබාරයට ගන්නවා

pinch : ටික

pinch : හොරෙන් ගන්නවා

pinch : ලවය

pinch : රිදෙනවා

pinch : කොනිත්තනවා

pinch : මිරිකීම

pinch definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
  2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
  3. To plait.
  4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
  5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
  2. To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
  3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.

Noun.

  1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
  2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
  3. Pian; pang.
  4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.