pinch
[ pinch ]
/ pɪntʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Idioms for pinch
pinch pennies,
to stint on or be frugal or economical with expenditures; economize: I'll have to pinch pennies if I'm going to get through school.
Origin of pinch
1250–1300; Middle English
pinchen < Anglo-French
*pinchier (equivalent to Old French
pincier, Spanish
pinchar) < Vulgar Latin
*pīnctiāre, variant of
*pūnctiāre to prick (cf.
pique1)
OTHER WORDS FROM pinch
pinch·a·ble, adjective un·pinched, adjectiveWords nearby pinch
Example sentences from the Web for pinched
British Dictionary definitions for pinched
pinch
/ (pɪntʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for pinch
C16: probably from Old Norman French
pinchier (unattested); related to Old French
pincier to pinch; compare Late Latin
punctiāre to prick
Idioms and Phrases with pinched
pinch