pinchpinch1 /pɪntʃ/ ●○○ verb 
1
[transitive] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb: 
She leaned over and pinched his cheeks.2[intransitive, transitive] if your clothes, shoes, etc. pinch you, they are too tight and hurt youTHESAURUShurt, sting, smart► see thesaurus at hurt1 (2)3pinch pennies to be careful to spend as little money as possible
1 [transitive] to press a part of someone’s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb: She leaned over and pinched his cheeks.2[intransitive, transitive] if your clothes, shoes, etc. pinch you, they are too tight and hurt youTHESAURUShurt, sting, smart► see thesaurus at hurt1 (2)3pinch pennies to be careful to spend as little money as possible
