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PINCH

Definition:

[noun] a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
[noun] an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
[noun] a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
Synonyms: touch, hint, tinge, mite, jot, speck, soupcon
[noun] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
Synonyms: emergency, exigency
[noun] small sharp biting
Synonyms: nip
[noun] a squeeze with the fingers
Synonyms: tweak
[noun] the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Synonyms: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, taking into custody
[verb] squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
Synonyms: squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
[verb] make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms: crimp
[verb] make off with belongings of others
Synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
[verb] cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
Synonyms: top
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: vellicate