pinch
- sense 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
- pinch squeeze twinge tweet nip twitch
- sense 2: make ridges into by pinching together
- crimp pinch
- sense 3: make off with belongings of others
- pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract snarf swipe hook sneak filch nobble lift
- sense 4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
- top pinch
- snip clip crop trim lop dress prune cut_back
- thin_out
- reduce cut_down cut_back trim trim_down trim_back cut bring_down
- sense 5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
- pinch vellicate