Pinch



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• v. 捏, 掐; n. 一撮, 一点
• ［英］ v. 捏, 掐 ( compress, squeeze) ; n. 一撮 , 一点 ( a very small amount)
• ［类］ 反义词: abundant amount ( 充足的数量)
• ［例］ a pinch of salt ( 一撮盐)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French *~er, pincer
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
    • b. to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to induce branching
    • c. to squeeze or compress painfully
    • d. to cause physical or mental pain to
    • e.
      • (1) to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken
      • (2) to cause to shrivel or wither
  • 2.
    • a. to subject to strict economy or want ; straiten
    • b. to restrain or limit narrowly ; constrict
  • 3.
    • a. steal
    • b. arrest
  • 4. to sail too close to the wind
• intransitive verb
  • 1. compress, squeeze
  • 2. to be miserly or closefisted
  • 3. to press painfully
  • 4. narrow, taper zuoxiethe road ~ed down to a trail — Cecelia Hollandyouxie

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a critical juncture ; emergency
  • b.
    • (1) pressure, stress
    • (2) hardship, privation
  • c. deficit
• 2.
  • a. an act of ~ing ; squeeze
  • b. as much as may be taken between the finger and thumb zuoxiea ~ of snuffyouxie
  • c. a very small amount
• 3. a marked thinning of a vein or bed
• 4.
  • a. theft
  • b. a police raid; also arrest
• Synonyms: see juncture

III. adjective

• Date: 1912
• 1. substitute zuoxie~ runneryouxie
• 2. hit by a ~ hitter zuoxiea ~ homeryouxie

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