"pinch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɪnt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-pinch.ogg [US] Forms: pinches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: 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”), from a merger of *punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”), from Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”) and *piccāre (“to strike, sting”), from Frankish *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”). More at point, pick and pitch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pinchen}} Middle English pinchen, {{der|en|fro-nor|*pinchier}} Old Northern French *pinchier, {{cog|fro|pincier}} Old French pincier, {{m|fro|pincer|t=to pinch}} pincer (“to pinch”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|VL.|*pincio|*pinciāre|to puncture, pinch}} Vulgar Latin *pinciāre (“to puncture, pinch”), {{m|la|*punctiō|*punctiāre|to puncture, sting}} *punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”), {{der|en|la|punctiō||a puncture, prick}} Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”), {{m|la|*picco|*piccāre|to strike, sting}} *piccāre (“to strike, sting”), {{der|en|frk|*pikkōn}} Frankish *pikkōn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*pikkōną||to pick, peck, prick}} Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”), {{l|en|point}} point, {{l|en|pick}} pick, {{l|en|pitch}} pitch Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinch (plural pinches)
  1. The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. Translations (action of squeezing a small amount of skin): قَرْصَة (qarṣa) [feminine] (Arabic), قَرْصَة (garṣa) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), atım (Azerbaijani), шчыпо́к (ščypók) [masculine] (Belarusian), kudot (Bikol Central), ощипване (oštipvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), pessic (Catalan), نوقورچ (nuqurç) (Central Kurdish), قونجورکە (quncurke) (Central Kurdish), (qiā) (Chinese Mandarin), knib [neuter] (Danish), nap [neuter] (Danish), niv [neuter] (Danish), nipistys (Finnish), pincement [masculine] (French), pincho (Ido), liomóg [feminine] (Irish), scealpóg [feminine] (Irish), pizzico [masculine] (Italian), pizzico (Neapolitan), qurincîk (Northern Kurdish), نشگون (nešgun) (Persian), نشکنج (neškonj) (Persian), وشکون (veškun) (Persian), szczypanie [neuter] (Polish), szczypnięcie [neuter] (Polish), beliscada [feminine] (Portuguese), beliscão [masculine] (Portuguese), щипо́к (ščipók) [masculine, singular] (Russian), щипа́ние (ščipánije) [neuter] (Russian), štipanje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), قوِڕینجِگ (qwirrîncig) (Southern Kurdish), قوِنجیڕ (qwincîrr) (Southern Kurdish), pellizco [masculine] (Spanish), repizco (Spanish), nyp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-cgY-CClO Disambiguation of 'action of squeezing a small amount of skin': 63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2
  2. A close compression of anything with the fingers.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-dVkpBv3s
  3. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip. Translations (small amount of powder): lífiq (Afar), চিকুট (sikut) (Assamese), щи́пка (štípka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pessic [masculine] (Catalan), (niǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), špetka [feminine] (Czech), drys [neuter] (Danish), snuifje [neuter] (Dutch), snufje [neuter] (Dutch), pinĉaĵo (Esperanto), pinĉpreno (Esperanto), pinĉopreno (Esperanto), hyppysellinen (Finnish), hyppynen (Finnish), pincée [feminine] (French), Messerspitze [feminine] (German), Prise [feminine] (German), πρέζα (préza) [feminine] (Greek), קֹמֶץ (qómetz) [masculine] (Hebrew), csipet (Hungarian), csipetnyi (Hungarian), pinchedo (Ido), sejumput (Indonesian), näppi (Ingrian), gráinne [masculine] (Irish), pizzico [masculine] (Italian), прстофат (prstofat) [masculine] (Macedonian), pînchie [feminine] (Norman), szczypta [feminine] (Polish), pitada (ex: uma pitada de sal) [feminine] (Portuguese), щепо́тка (ščepótka) [feminine] (Russian), щепо́ть (ščepótʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pizca [feminine] (Spanish), nypa (Swedish), щи́почка (ščýpočka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), щи́пка (ščýpka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), щипо́к (ščypók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), pinsiaid [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-SnMpI0F- Disambiguation of 'small amount of powder': 34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3
  4. An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape. Translations (difficult situation): затруднение (zatrudnenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), destret (Catalan), dificultat (Catalan), cuita (Catalan), 困境 (kùnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), pinteessä (Finnish), ピンチ (pinchi) (Japanese), aperto (Portuguese), alhada (Portuguese), aprieto [masculine] (Spanish), knipa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-aejEjF1v Disambiguation of 'difficult situation': 3 3 5 73 3 3 3 2 5
  5. A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-PweeiZGy
  6. An organic herbal smoke additive.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-t69p9ZOM
  7. (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-wLFEnpe- Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  8. The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-en:hourglass
  9. (slang) An arrest. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-noun-qz23PKEJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /pɪnt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-pinch.ogg [US] Forms: pinches [present, singular, third-person], pinching [participle, present], pinched [participle, past], pinched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: 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”), from a merger of *punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”), from Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”) and *piccāre (“to strike, sting”), from Frankish *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”). More at point, pick and pitch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pinchen}} Middle English pinchen, {{der|en|fro-nor|*pinchier}} Old Northern French *pinchier, {{cog|fro|pincier}} Old French pincier, {{m|fro|pincer|t=to pinch}} pincer (“to pinch”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|VL.|*pincio|*pinciāre|to puncture, pinch}} Vulgar Latin *pinciāre (“to puncture, pinch”), {{m|la|*punctiō|*punctiāre|to puncture, sting}} *punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”), {{der|en|la|punctiō||a puncture, prick}} Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”), {{m|la|*picco|*piccāre|to strike, sting}} *piccāre (“to strike, sting”), {{der|en|frk|*pikkōn}} Frankish *pikkōn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*pikkōną||to pick, peck, prick}} Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”), {{l|en|point}} point, {{l|en|pick}} pick, {{l|en|pitch}} pitch Head templates: {{en-verb}} pinch (third-person singular simple present pinches, present participle pinching, simple past and past participle pinched)
  1. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. Translations (to squeeze a small amount of skin): قَرَصَ (qaraṣa) (Arabic), قرص (garaṣ) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), chishcu (Aromanian), চিকুটা (sikuta) (Assamese), çimdikləmək (Azerbaijani), шчыпа́ць (ščypácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), ушчыпну́ць (uščypnúcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), kudot (Bikol Central), щипя (štipja) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), ဆိတ် (hcit) (Burmese), pessigar (Catalan), قونجورک گرتن (quncurk girtin) (Central Kurdish), نوقورچ لێدان (nuqurç lêdan) (Central Kurdish), ᎠᏇᏄᎩᎠ (aquenugia) (Cherokee), (niē) (Chinese Mandarin), (qiā) (Chinese Mandarin), štípat [imperfective] (Czech), štípnout [perfective] (Czech), knibe (Danish), nappe (Danish), nive (Danish), klemme (Danish), knijpen (Dutch), pinĉi (Esperanto), nipistää (Finnish), pincer (French), beliscar (Galician), kneifen [neuter] (German), zwicken (German), pense (Haitian Creole), צבט (tsavát) (Hebrew), csíp (Hungarian), megcsíp (Hungarian), belecsíp (Hungarian), csippent (Hungarian), becsíp (Hungarian), szorít (Hungarian), beszorít (Hungarian), összeszorít (Hungarian), befog (Hungarian), klípa (Icelandic), pinchar (Ido), mencubit (Indonesian), näpissellä (Ingrian), pizzicare (Italian), 抓る (tsuneru) (alt: つねる) (Japanese), 꼬집다 (kkojipda) (Korean), vellico (Latin), штипе (štipe) [imperfective] (Macedonian), چوبيت [Jawi] (Malay), cubit [Rumi] (Malay), qaras (Maltese), taukini (Maori), kini (Maori), kikini (Maori), pakini (Maori), whakakini (Maori), whakakikini (Maori), nanapi (Maori), nonoti (Maori), pezzecà (Neapolitan), pînchi (Norman), pecigar (Occitan), peçugar (Occitan), szczypać [imperfective] (Polish), szczypnąć [perfective] (Polish), beliscar (Portuguese), pișca (Romanian), ciupi (Romanian), щипа́ть (ščipátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ущипну́ть (uščipnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), прищемля́ть (priščemljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прищеми́ть (priščemítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), защемля́ть (zaščemljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), защеми́ть (zaščemítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), уштинути [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), uštinuti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), štípať [imperfective] (Slovak), štipnúť [perfective] (Slovak), uštipnúť [perfective] (Slovak), ščipati [imperfective] (Slovene), uščipniti [perfective] (Slovene), pellizcar (Spanish), repizcar (Spanish), nypa (Swedish), கிள்ளு (kiḷḷu) (Tamil), గిల్లు (gillu) (Telugu), หยิก (yìk) (Thai), çimdiklemek (Turkish), щипа́ти (ščypáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ущипну́ти (uščypnúty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), véo (Vietnamese), béo (Vietnamese), nhéo (Vietnamese), קנײַפּן (knaypn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-kYO3gc-t Disambiguation of 'to squeeze a small amount of skin': 61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4
  2. To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-1VFDEEJe
  3. To squeeze between two objects.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-Kq8ner2u
  4. (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-yGRAFf4J
  5. (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential. Tags: slang, transitive Translations (to steal): крада (krada) (Bulgarian), задигам (zadigam) (Bulgarian), pispar (Catalan), (tōu) (Chinese Mandarin), štípnout (Czech), hugge (Danish), negle (Danish), nuppe (Danish), näpistää (Finnish), pihistää (Finnish), chiper (French), pispar (Galician), roubar (Galician), csen (Hungarian), elcsen (Hungarian), lop (Hungarian), ellop (Hungarian), csór (Hungarian), elcsór (Hungarian), elcsakliz (Hungarian), roubar (Portuguese), стащи́ть (staščítʹ) [informal, perfective] (Russian), сты́рить (stýritʹ) [perfective, slang] (Russian), спи́здить (spízditʹ) [perfective, vulgar] (Russian), pellizcar (Spanish), afanar (Spanish), chorizar (Spanish), snatta (Swedish), çalmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-Tjoo1sM2 Disambiguation of 'to steal': 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  6. (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture. Tags: slang, transitive Translations (to arrest or capture): арестувам (arestuvam) (Bulgarian), (zhuā) (Chinese Mandarin), (dài) (Chinese Mandarin), snuppe (Danish), tage (Danish), napata (Finnish), pincer (French), schnappen (German), erwischen (German), elcsíp (Hungarian), nyakon csíp (Hungarian), elfog (Hungarian), elkap (Hungarian), acciuffare (Italian), pînchi (Norman), аресто́вывать (arestóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), арестова́ть (arestovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), схва́тывать (sxvátyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), схвати́ть (sxvatítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), knipa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-JX4sRH3q Disambiguation of 'to arrest or capture': 1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2
  7. (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield. Categories (topical): Horticulture Translations (horticulture: to cut shoots or buds): подрязвам (podrjazvam) (Bulgarian), 修剪 (xiūjiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), leikata (Finnish), latvoa (Finnish), metsz (Hungarian), megmetsz (Hungarian), lenyír (Hungarian), knipsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-P4Bo~fqK Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'horticulture: to cut shoots or buds': 2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6
  8. (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: to sail close-hauled): 搶風 (Chinese Mandarin), 抢风 (qiāngfēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 逆風 (Chinese Mandarin), 逆风 (nìfēng) (Chinese Mandarin), piinata (Finnish), présel (Hungarian), élesen szél ellen szorít (Hungarian), élesen a szélben vitorlázik (Hungarian), pina (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-2SrFghGU Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: to sail close-hauled': 5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14
  9. (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-H4UGW-1E Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  10. (obsolete, intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-1U0JExjI
  11. (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-e4Ab3jgw
  12. (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-5Xr6ZKv5
  13. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-yRe9j01N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 9 1 2 2 5 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 9 5 4 5 1 1 14 16
  14. (obsolete) To complain or find fault. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pinch-en-verb-woanlEEa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 9 1 2 2 5 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 9 5 4 5 1 1 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: penny-pinch, pinch a loaf, pinch at, pinch-belly vengeance, pinch-me-round, pinch off, pinch one off, pinch out, pinch pennies

Inflected forms

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      "word": "penny-pinch"
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      "word": "pinch a loaf"
    },
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      "word": "pinch at"
    },
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      "word": "pinch-belly vengeance"
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      "word": "pinch-me-round"
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      "word": "pinch off"
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      "word": "pinch one off"
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      "word": "pinch out"
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      "word": "pinch pennies"
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        {
          "text": "The children were scolded for pinching each other.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This shoe pinches my foot.",
          "type": "example"
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        "To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt."
      ],
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          "squeeze"
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          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qaraṣa",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "قَرَصَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "garaṣ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "قرص"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
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        },
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          "code": "as",
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          "roman": "sikuta",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "চিকুটা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "çimdikləmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ščypácʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "шчыпа́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uščypnúcʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ушчыпну́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "kudot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "štipja",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "щипя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hcit",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "ဆိတ်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pessigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "aquenugia",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "ᎠᏇᏄᎩᎠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "niē",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "捏"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiā",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "掐"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "štípat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "štípnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "knibe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nappe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nive"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "klemme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "knijpen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pinĉi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nipistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pincer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "beliscar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kneifen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "zwicken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tsavát",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "צבט"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "csíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "megcsíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "belecsíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "csippent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "klípa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pinchar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "mencubit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "näpissellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pizzicare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "alt": "つねる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsuneru",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "抓る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kkojipda",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "꼬집다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "quncurk girtin",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "قونجورک گرتن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "nuqurç lêdan",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "نوقورچ لێدان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "vellico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "štipe",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "штипе"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "چوبيت"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "cubit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "qaras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "taukini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "kini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "kikini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pakini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "whakakini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "whakakikini"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nanapi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nonoti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pezzecà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pînchi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pecigar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "peçugar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "szczypać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "szczypnąć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "beliscar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pișca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "ciupi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščipátʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "щипа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uščipnútʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ущипну́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priščemljátʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прищемля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priščemítʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "прищеми́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaščemljátʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "защемля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaščemítʹ",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "защеми́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "уштинути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uštinuti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "štípať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "štipnúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uštipnúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ščipati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uščipniti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pellizcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "repizcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nypa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kiḷḷu",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "கிள்ளு"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "gillu",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "గిల్లు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "yìk",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "หยิก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "çimdiklemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ščypáty",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "щипа́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uščypnúty",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ущипну́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "véo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "béo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nhéo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "knaypn",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "קנײַפּן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "becsíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "szorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "beszorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "összeszorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 11 13 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
          "word": "befog"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2014, Harlan Ellison, Paingod and Other Delusions",
          "text": "He took the plate in his hand, holding it between thumb and forefinger at one corner, letting it hang down. With the other hand he pinched it at the opposite corner, pressing thumb and forefinger together tightly.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-1VFDEEJe",
      "links": [
        [
          "squeeze",
          "squeeze"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Physics of Nanostructured Solid State Devices, page 446",
          "text": "Since the resistance of the channel is inversely proportional to its width, the most resistive region is the one pinched between the gates where they come closest to each other.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To squeeze between two objects."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-Kq8ner2u",
      "links": [
        [
          "squeeze",
          "squeeze"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull",
          "text": "With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention\nWhile queueing for sarnies at the office canteen.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-yGRAFf4J",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Someone has pinched my handkerchief!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To steal, usually something inconsequential."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-Tjoo1sM2",
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "inconsequential",
          "inconsequential"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "krada",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "крада"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zadigam",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "задигам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "pispar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tōu",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "偷"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "štípnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "hugge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "negle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "nuppe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "näpistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "pihistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "chiper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "pispar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "roubar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "csen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "elcsen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "lop"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "ellop"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "csór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "elcsór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "elcsakliz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "roubar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "staščítʹ",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "tags": [
            "informal",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "стащи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stýritʹ",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "tags": [
            "perfective",
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "сты́рить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "spízditʹ",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "tags": [
            "perfective",
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "спи́здить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "pellizcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "afanar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "chorizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "snatta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to steal",
          "word": "çalmak"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To arrest or capture."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-JX4sRH3q",
      "links": [
        [
          "arrest",
          "arrest"
        ],
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, transitive) To arrest or capture."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "arestuvam",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "арестувам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhuā",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "抓"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dài",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "逮"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "snuppe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "tage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "napata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "pincer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "schnappen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "erwischen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "elcsíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "nyakon csíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "elfog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "elkap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "acciuffare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "pînchi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "arestóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "аресто́вывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "arestovátʹ",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "арестова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "схва́тывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "схвати́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 0 1 0 0 76 1 1 7 0 8 1 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to arrest or capture",
          "word": "knipa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Horticulture",
          "orig": "en:Horticulture",
          "parents": [
            "Agriculture",
            "Botany",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-P4Bo~fqK",
      "links": [
        [
          "horticulture",
          "horticulture"
        ],
        [
          "shoots",
          "shoot"
        ],
        [
          "buds",
          "bud"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "agriculture",
        "business",
        "horticulture",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podrjazvam",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "подрязвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiūjiǎn",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "修剪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "leikata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "latvoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "metsz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "megmetsz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "lenyír"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 2 2 1 2 67 4 6 0 2 3 2 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
          "word": "knipsa"
        }
      ]
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-2SrFghGU",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
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          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "close-hauled",
          "close-hauled"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "搶風"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiāngfēng",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "抢风"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "逆風"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nìfēng",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "逆风"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "piinata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "présel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "élesen szél ellen szorít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "élesen a szélben vitorlázik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 0 1 3 1 3 12 36 5 5 4 2 10 14",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
          "word": "pina"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Hunting",
          "orig": "en:Hunting",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take hold; to grip, as a dog does."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-H4UGW-1E",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1788, Benjamin Franklin (attributed), Paper\nthe wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-1U0JExjI",
      "links": [
        [
          "stingy",
          "stingy"
        ],
        [
          "covetous",
          "covetous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To seize; to grip; to bite."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-e4Ab3jgw",
      "links": [
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ],
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to be pinched for money",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-5Xr6ZKv5",
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ],
        [
          "starve",
          "starve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 9 1 2 2 5 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 9 5 4 5 1 1 14 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-yRe9j01N"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 1 9 1 2 2 5 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 9 5 4 5 1 1 14 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1809, Alexander Chalmers ed. The Works of the English Poets, from Cahucer to Cowper, Vol. 1, modern rendering of poem imputed to Geoffrey Chaucer, \"A Ballad which Chaucer made in Praise or rather Dispraise of Women for their Doubleness\"",
          "roman": "But shrowd them vnder doubleness.",
          "text": "Therefore who so them accuse\nOf any double entencion,\nTo speake, rowne, other to muse,\nTo pinch at their condicion,\nAll is but false collusion,\nI dare rightwell the sothe express,\nThey have no better protection,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To complain or find fault."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-verb-woanlEEa",
      "links": [
        [
          "complain",
          "complain"
        ],
        [
          "find fault",
          "find fault"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To complain or find fault."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɪnt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪntʃ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-pinch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/22/En-us-pinch.ogg/En-us-pinch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/En-us-pinch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "pinch"
  ],
  "word": "pinch"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "at a pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Bennett pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cock-and-pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "feel the pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "in a pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Jack at a pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "on a pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch and a punch for the first of the month"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch bar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinchbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch-belly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch cake"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch-commons"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch effect"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch force"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch grafting"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch-gut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch-hit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch hit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch hitter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch-hitter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch of salt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch of the game"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch point"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch pot"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch roller"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinch runner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pinchy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "take with a pinch of salt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "theta pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "velar pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zeta pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Z-pinch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "θ-pinch"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ピンチ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "pinchi"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ピンチ (pinchi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ピンチ (pinchi)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "pinchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English pinchen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro-nor",
        "3": "*pinchier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Northern French *pinchier",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "pincier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French pincier",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "pincer",
        "t": "to pinch"
      },
      "expansion": "pincer (“to pinch”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*pincio",
        "4": "*pinciāre",
        "5": "to puncture, pinch"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *pinciāre (“to puncture, pinch”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "*punctiō",
        "3": "*punctiāre",
        "4": "to puncture, sting"
      },
      "expansion": "*punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "punctiō",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a puncture, prick"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "*picco",
        "3": "*piccāre",
        "4": "to strike, sting"
      },
      "expansion": "*piccāre (“to strike, sting”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*pikkōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Frankish *pikkōn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*pikkōną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to pick, peck, prick"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "point"
      },
      "expansion": "point",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pick"
      },
      "expansion": "pick",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pitch"
      },
      "expansion": "pitch",
      "name": "l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”), from a merger of *punctiāre (“to puncture, sting”), from Latin punctiō (“a puncture, prick”) and *piccāre (“to strike, sting”), from Frankish *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”). More at point, pick and pitch.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pinches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pinch (plural pinches)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-noun-cgY-CClO",
      "links": [
        [
          "squeezing",
          "squeezing"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qarṣa",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "قَرْصَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "garṣa",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "قَرْصَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "atım"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ščypók",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шчыпо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "kudot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "oštipvane",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ощипване"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pessic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiā",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "掐"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "knib"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "nap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "niv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nipistys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pincement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pincho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "liomóg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "scealpóg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pizzico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "nuqurç",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "نوقورچ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "quncurke",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "قونجورکە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "qurincîk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "sdh",
          "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
          "roman": "qwirrîncig",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "قوِڕینجِگ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "sdh",
          "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
          "roman": "qwincîrr",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "قوِنجیڕ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "nap",
          "lang": "Neapolitan",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "pizzico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nešgun",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "نشگون"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "neškonj",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "نشکنج"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "veškun",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "وشکون"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "szczypanie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "szczypnięcie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "beliscada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beliscão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščipók",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "щипо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ščipánije",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "щипа́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "štipanje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pellizco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "repizco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "63 1 30 1 1 0 1 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
          "word": "nyp"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A close compression of anything with the fingers."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-noun-dVkpBv3s"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip."
      ],
      "id": "en-pinch-en-noun-SnMpI0F-",
      "links": [
        [
          "powder",
          "powder"
        ],
        [
          "granule",
          "granule"
        ],
        [
          "fingertip",
          "fingertip"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "aa",
          "lang": "Afar",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "lífiq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "sikut",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "চিকুট"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "štípka",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "щи́пка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pessic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "niǎn",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "捻"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "špetka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "drys"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snuifje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "snufje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "pinĉaĵo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "pinĉpreno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "pinĉopreno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "small amount of powder",
          "word": "hyppysellinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "34 1 56 1 1 0 1 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "small amount of powder",
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            "feminine"
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        "(slang) An arrest."
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      "word": "pinch a loaf"
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1788, Benjamin Franklin (attributed), Paper\nthe wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stingy",
          "stingy"
        ],
        [
          "covetous",
          "covetous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, intransitive) To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To seize; to grip; to bite."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ],
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to be pinched for money",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oppress",
          "oppress"
        ],
        [
          "starve",
          "starve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1809, Alexander Chalmers ed. The Works of the English Poets, from Cahucer to Cowper, Vol. 1, modern rendering of poem imputed to Geoffrey Chaucer, \"A Ballad which Chaucer made in Praise or rather Dispraise of Women for their Doubleness\"",
          "roman": "But shrowd them vnder doubleness.",
          "text": "Therefore who so them accuse\nOf any double entencion,\nTo speake, rowne, other to muse,\nTo pinch at their condicion,\nAll is but false collusion,\nI dare rightwell the sothe express,\nThey have no better protection,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To complain or find fault."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "complain",
          "complain"
        ],
        [
          "find fault",
          "find fault"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To complain or find fault."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɪnt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪntʃ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-pinch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/22/En-us-pinch.ogg/En-us-pinch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/En-us-pinch.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qaraṣa",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "قَرَصَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "garaṣ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "قرص"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "chishcu"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "sikuta",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "চিকুটা"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "çimdikləmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ščypácʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "шчыпа́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "uščypnúcʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ушчыпну́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "kudot"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štipja",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "щипя"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcit",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "ဆိတ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pessigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "aquenugia",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "ᎠᏇᏄᎩᎠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "niē",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "捏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiā",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "掐"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "štípat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "štípnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "knibe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nappe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nive"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "klemme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "knijpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pinĉi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nipistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pincer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "beliscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kneifen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "zwicken"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pense"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tsavát",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "צבט"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "csíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "megcsíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "belecsíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "csippent"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "klípa"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pinchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "mencubit"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "näpissellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pizzicare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つねる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuneru",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "抓る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkojipda",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "꼬집다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "quncurk girtin",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "قونجورک گرتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nuqurç lêdan",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "نوقورچ لێدان"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "vellico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "štipe",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "штипе"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "چوبيت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "cubit"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "qaras"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "taukini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "kini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "kikini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pakini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "whakakini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "whakakikini"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nanapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nonoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pezzecà"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pînchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pecigar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "peçugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "szczypać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "szczypnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "beliscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pișca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "ciupi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščipátʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "щипа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uščipnútʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ущипну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priščemljátʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прищемля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priščemítʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прищеми́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščemljátʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "защемля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zaščemítʹ",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "защеми́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уштинути"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uštinuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "štípať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "štipnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uštipnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ščipati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uščipniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pellizcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "repizcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nypa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kiḷḷu",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "கிள்ளு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gillu",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "గిల్లు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yìk",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "หยิก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "çimdiklemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščypáty",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "щипа́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uščypnúty",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ущипну́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "véo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "béo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nhéo"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "knaypn",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "קנײַפּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "becsíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "szorít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "beszorít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "összeszorít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to squeeze a small amount of skin",
      "word": "befog"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krada",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "крада"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadigam",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "задигам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "pispar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōu",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "偷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "štípnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "hugge"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "negle"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "nuppe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "näpistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "pihistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "chiper"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "pispar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "roubar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "csen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "elcsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "lop"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "ellop"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "csór"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "elcsór"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "elcsakliz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "roubar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "staščítʹ",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "стащи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stýritʹ",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "сты́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spízditʹ",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "спи́здить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "pellizcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "afanar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "chorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "snatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to steal",
      "word": "çalmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "arestuvam",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "арестувам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuā",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "抓"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dài",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "逮"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "snuppe"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "tage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "napata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "pincer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "schnappen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "erwischen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "elcsíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "nyakon csíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "elfog"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "elkap"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "acciuffare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "pînchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arestóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "аресто́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arestovátʹ",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "арестова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvátyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "схва́тывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sxvatítʹ",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "схвати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to arrest or capture",
      "word": "knipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podrjazvam",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "подрязвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiūjiǎn",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "修剪"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "leikata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "latvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "metsz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "megmetsz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "lenyír"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "horticulture: to cut shoots or buds",
      "word": "knipsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "搶風"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiāngfēng",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "抢风"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "逆風"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nìfēng",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "逆风"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "piinata"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "présel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "élesen szél ellen szorít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "élesen a szélben vitorlázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nautical: to sail close-hauled",
      "word": "pina"
    }
  ],
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    "pinch"
  ],
  "word": "pinch"
}

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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old Northern French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with unknown etymologies",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪntʃ",
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    {
      "word": "at a pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bennett pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "cock-and-pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "feel the pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "in a pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jack at a pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "on a pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch and a punch for the first of the month"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch bar"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinchbar"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch-belly"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch cake"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch-commons"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch effect"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch force"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch grafting"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch-gut"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch-hit"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch hit"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch hitter"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch-hitter"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch of salt"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch of the game"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch point"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch pot"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch roller"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinch runner"
    },
    {
      "word": "pinchy"
    },
    {
      "word": "take with a pinch of salt"
    },
    {
      "word": "theta pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "velar pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "zeta pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Z-pinch"
    },
    {
      "word": "θ-pinch"
    }
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      "name": "l"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "pitch"
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          "squeezing"
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        {
          "text": "I gave the leather of the sofa a pinch, gauging the texture."
        }
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        "A close compression of anything with the fingers."
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        {
          "text": "Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt."
        }
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          "ref": "1955 October, Rex Stout, “Die Like a Dog”, in Three Witnesses, Bantam, published 1994, page 171",
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        "An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape."
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          "situation"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "An organic herbal smoke additive."
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    },
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        "A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament."
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          "conducting"
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        "(physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament."
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        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time",
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        }
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        "The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass."
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          "bulb",
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        "An arrest."
      ],
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          "arrest"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) An arrest."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/pɪnt͡ʃ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪntʃ"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qarṣa",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قَرْصَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "garṣa",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "قَرْصَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "atım"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ščypók",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шчыпо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "kudot"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oštipvane",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ощипване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pessic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiā",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "掐"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "knib"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nap"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "niv"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nipistys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pincement"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pincho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "liomóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scealpóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pizzico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "nuqurç",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "نوقورچ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "quncurke",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "قونجورکە"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "qurincîk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "qwirrîncig",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "قوِڕینجِگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdh",
      "lang": "Southern Kurdish",
      "roman": "qwincîrr",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "قوِنجیڕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "pizzico"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nešgun",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "نشگون"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "neškonj",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "نشکنج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "veškun",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "وشکون"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "szczypanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "szczypnięcie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "beliscada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beliscão"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščipók",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "щипо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščipánije",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "щипа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "štipanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pellizco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "repizco"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "action of squeezing a small amount of skin",
      "word": "nyp"
    },
    {
      "code": "aa",
      "lang": "Afar",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "lífiq"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "sikut",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "চিকুট"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štípka",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "щи́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pessic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "niǎn",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "捻"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "špetka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "drys"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snuifje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "snufje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "pinĉaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "pinĉpreno"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "pinĉopreno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "hyppysellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "hyppynen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Messerspitze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Prise"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "préza",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρέζα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qómetz",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קֹמֶץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "csipet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "csipetnyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "pinchedo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "sejumput"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "näppi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gráinne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pizzico"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prstofat",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прстофат"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pînchie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szczypta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pitada (ex: uma pitada de sal)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščepótka",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "щепо́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščepótʹ",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "щепо́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pizca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "word": "nypa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščýpočka",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "щи́почка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščýpka",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "щи́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščypók",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "щипо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small amount of powder",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pinsiaid"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zatrudnenie",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затруднение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "destret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "dificultat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "cuita"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kùnjìng",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "困境"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "pinteessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pinchi",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "ピンチ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "aperto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "alhada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aprieto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult situation",
      "word": "knipa"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:pinch",
    "pinch"
  ],
  "word": "pinch"
}
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  "msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'to squeeze between two objects', 2: 'squeeze'}",
  "path": [
    "pinch",
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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "pinch",
  "trace": ""
}

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