Definition of Pinch

Noun

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  apprehension arrest catch collar - taking into custody
• a squeeze with the fingers
  tweak
• a small sharp bite or snip
  nip
• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
  "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
  emergency exigency
• a slight but appreciable amount
  "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
  touch hint tinge mite jot speck soupcon
• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
  
• a painful or straitened circumstance
  "the pinch of the recession"
  

Verb

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
  "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"
  "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
  vellicate
• cut the top off
  "top trees and bushes"
  top
• make off with belongings of others
  pilfer cabbage purloin abstract snarf swipe hook sneak filch nobble lift
• make ridges into by pinching together
  crimp
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  "He pinched her behind"
  "She squeezed the bottle"
  squeeze twinge tweet nip twitch

Word games points for the Pinch

• Scrabble® score of the pinch (12)
• Word Chums® score of the pinch (17)
• Words With Friends® score of the pinch (14)

Unscramble pinch

18 unscramble word found using the letters pinch.

ch, chi, chin, chip, hi, hic, hin, hip, ich, in, inch, nip, ph, phi, pi, pic, pin, pinch,