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emergency, pinch, exigency | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action | |
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pinch, tweak | a squeeze with the fingers | |
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pinch | a painful or straitened circumstance | |
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pinch, crimp | make ridges into by pinching together | |
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top, pinch | cut the top off | |
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pinch, vellicate | irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | |
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steal, nick, lift, convert, pinch, confiscate, pocket, rob, thieve | take without the owner's consent | |
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pinch, nip | a small sharp bite or snip | |
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mite, touch, speck, pinch, tinge, jot, hint, soupcon | a slight but appreciable amount | |
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pinch | an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed | |
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arrest, apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | |
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pinch, nip, twitch, squeeze, twinge, tweet | squeeze tightly between the fingers | |
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pilfer, lift, abstract, purloin, pinch, nobble, hook, swipe, sneak, cabbage, snarf, filch | make off with belongings of others |