Word a Day
pinch
What does pinch mean?
pinch (verb): to squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce pinch?
/pɪntʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pinch come from?
From Middle English pinchen, from Old Northern French *pinchier (compare Old French pincier, pincer (“to pinch”)), a word of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *pinciāre (“to puncture, pinch”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of pinch?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “pinch”?
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What does “pinch” mean?
to squeeze between the thumb and forefinger
Right! That's what “pinch” means.
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Not quite: that's what walk means.
to view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine
Not quite: that's what survey means.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
Not quite: that's what discuss means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “pinch”?
let
Not quite: let means something else.
set
Not quite: set means something else.
try
Not quite: try means something else.
nip
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