1. (

• pinch ,
• squeeze ,
• twinge ,
• tweet ,
• nip ,
• twitch

) squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" ;

2. (

• crimp ,
• pinch ,

) make ridges into by pinching together ;

3. (

• pilfer ,
• cabbage ,
• purloin ,
• pinch ,
• abstract ,
• snarf ,
• swipe ,
• hook ,
• sneak ,
• filch ,
• nobble ,
• lift

) make off with belongings of others ;

4. (

• top ,
• pinch ,

) cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" ;

5. (

• pinch ,
• vellicate

) 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" ;