Clues for the word "PINCH"
We've had 56 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 79 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on March 21, 2025.
Definition of pinch
- v. t. - To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
- v. t. - o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
- v. t. - To plait.
- v. t. - Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
- v. t. - To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
- v. i. - To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
- v. i. - To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- v. i. - To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
- n. - A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
- n. - As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
- n. - Pian; pang.
- n. - A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
Referring Clues
- Small amount
- Practice economy, when preceded by 48-Down
- Be too tight
- Recipe amount
- Slap inducer, perhaps
- Squeeze tight
- Nab
- Salt quantity
- Small quantity of salt
- Bit of salt
- Tight circumstance
- Press tightly between the fingers
- Tiny bit of salt
- Pilfer
- Small amount
- Problem with tight shoes
- Nip
- Appropriate, in slang
- Tiny amount
- Emergency
- Tweak
- "___ me! I must be dreaming!"
- Small amount, in a recipe
- Smidgen
- A blank of salt
- ___ hitter (baseball substitute)
- Squeeze with fingers
- Steal a small amount
- Squeeze or sustained nip
- Arrest a public leader in church
- Arrest at some difficulty?
- Arrest for robbery
- Arrest hurtfully?
- Dickensian in dire straits?
- Nip - purloin
- Be nippy? Not a lot!
- Nip back to church in an emergency
- Did Pecksniff employ him to steal?
- Steal, and there may be an arrest
- Appropriate amount of salt?
- Steal a quantity of salt
- Seasoning amount
- In an emergency situation, steal
- Shoe annoyance
- Squeeze
- Steal a little seed?
- Skosh
- Run in and steal
- Are too small to pick up
- Small recipe quantity
- Arrest at some difficulty?
- Verb in dumpling recipes
- Bit of paprika
- Steal quietly, move slowly
- "___ me!" ("I think I'm dreaming!")
- Arrest hurtfully?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 06, 2024
- Daily Quick - March 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 18, 2023
- Daily American - December 03, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 13, 2023
- USA Today - November 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 24, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - August 23, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - August 17, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - August 02, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - April 19, 2023
- USA Today - March 30, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - November 02, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - August 25, 2022
- USA Today - July 26, 2022
- Mirror Quick - January 23, 2018
- Daily American - December 03, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 17, 2017
- Daily Quick - October 11, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 12, 2017
- Mirror Quick - September 09, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - August 07, 2017
- And in 49 more crossword puzzles...