n.
1.a painful or straitened circumstance
2.an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
3.a slight but appreciable addition
4.a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
5.small sharp biting
6.a squeeze with the fingers
7.the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) pinch v.
1.squeeze tightly between the fingers
2.make ridges into by pinching together
3.make off with belongings of others
4.cut the top off
5.irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Idiom of the Day
mark up (something) or mark (something) up
to mess something up with marks
The child marked up the new table that her parents had just bought.
