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pinch verb

  /pɪnt͡ʃ/
  • To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
 nipistää
  • (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
 latvoa, leikata, napata
  • (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
 napata, näpistää, pihistää
  • (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
 piinata

pinch noun

  /pɪnt͡ʃ/
  • A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
 hyppysellinen, hyppynen
  • The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
 nipistys
  • An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
 pinteessä
pinch of salt
ripaus suolaa, suolaripaus, varauksella
in a pinch
pinteessä
feel the pinch
tuntea nahoissaan
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