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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pizca,
pellizco
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- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
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pellizco,
pellizcón,
peñisco,
peñizco,
peñizcón,
repizco
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- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
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aprieto
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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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pellizcar,
peñiscar,
peñizcar,
repizcar
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- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
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pellizcar,
afanar,
chorear,
chorizar
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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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demacrado
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