pinch
verb
/pɪnt͡ʃ/
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- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
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kneifen,
zwicken
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- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
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abpressen,
entwenden,
erwischen,
schnappen,
stehlen
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- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
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erwischen,
schnappen
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pinch
noun
/pɪnt͡ʃ/
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- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
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Prise,
Messerspitze
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pinched
adjective
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- (of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
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ausgemergelt
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