Tra từ pinch - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pinch [pinch pinches pinched pinching] verb, noun BrE [pɪntʃ] NAmE [pɪntʃ]
verb

WITH THUMB AND FINGER
1. transitive ~ sb/sth/yourself to take a piece of sb's skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person
•My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
•He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.
• (figurative)She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together
•Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
•a pinched nerve in the neck

OF A SHOE
3. intransitive, transitive ~ (sb/sth) if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight
•These new shoes pinch.

STEAL
4. transitive ~ sth (from sb/sth) (BrE, informal)to steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable
Syn: ↑nick
•Kids have been pinching our apples again.
•Who's pinched my pen?

COST TOO MUCH
5. transitive ~ sb/sth to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend
•Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry.

ARREST
6. transitive ~ sb (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)to arrest sb
•I was pinched for dangerous driving.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from an Old Northern French variant of Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.

Example Bank:
•Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together.
•He pinched me sharply on the arm.
•He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.
•My shoes were pinching badly.
Idioms: ↑at a pinch ▪ ↑pinch pennies ▪ ↑take something with a pinch of salt
Derived: ↑pinch something off

noun

WITH THUMB AND FINGER
1. an act of squeezing a part of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them
•She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.

SMALL AMOUNT
2. the amount of sth that you can hold between your finger and thumb
•a pinch of salt
more at feel the pinch at ↑feel _v.

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from an Old Northern French variant of Old French pincier ‘to pinch’.

Example Bank:
•He gave her a playful pinch on the cheek.
•a pinch of snuff
•Add a pinch of salt to the mixture and stir well.
•a pinch of cayenne pepper/cinnamon/curry powder/ground ginger/nutmeg/paprika/snuff

See also: ↑in a pinch