Synonym: nip, press, squeeze, tweak. Similar words: pin, pine, spin, pink, opine, spine, munch, lunch. Meaning: [pɪntʃ] 
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. a small sharp bite or snip 6. a squeeze with the fingers 7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). 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.
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. a small sharp bite or snip 6. a squeeze with the fingers 7. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). 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. 
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31 Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch.
32 Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding.
33 The high rate of unemployment is making many families feel the pinch.
34 Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch.
35 Most of what he says should be taken with a pinch of salt.
36 Six people, and more at a pinch,[www.Sentencedict.com] could be seated comfortably at the table.
37 We can get six people round this table at a pinch.
38 I was so amazed I had to pinch myself in case it was all a dream.
39 When we were first married we had to pinch pennies just to get by.
40 A pinch of herbs will add flavour to any dish.
41 You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, she does tend to exaggerate.
42 If it comes to the pinch, we shall have to sell the house.
43 I need £2000 to set up the business, but I suppose £1500 would do at a pinch.
44 Sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure it was not all a dream.
45 She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.
46 Pinch out any side shoots to make the plant grow upwards.
47 The more miraculous parts of this account should be taken with a pinch of salt.
48 If you usually pinch back the dead flower heads, new ones will grow.
49 Eleanor is always a penny - pinch ever since she has been young.
50 Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal it.
51 I can't believe that he's back from Canada and he's mine - I keep having to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.
52 You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt.
53 We can put up ten people for the night at a pinch.
54 She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.
55 If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a pinch of salt.
56 Shop assistants abandon customers to pinch its cheek.
57 Ponyets could have handled them at a pinch.
58 Mark on veins and pinch base together to shape.
59 After boiling, thicken with a pinch of flour.
60 Interior is snug but seats four at a pinch.