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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tight pressing |
| Synonyms: | compression, confinement, contraction, cramp, grasp, grasping, hurt, limitation, nip, nipping, pressure, squeeze, torment, tweak, twinge |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predicament |
| Synonyms: | box*, clutch, contingency, crisis, crunch, difficulty, emergency, exigency, hardship, juncture, necessity, oppression, pass, plight, pressure, strait, stress, tight spot, tight squeeze, turning point*, zero hour |
| Antonyms: | advantage, blessing, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press tightly |
| Synonyms: | chafe, compress, confine, cramp, crush, grasp, hurt, nip, pain, squeeze, tweak, twinge, wrench, wrest, wring |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be stingy |
| Synonyms: | afflict, distress, economize, oppress, pinch pennies, press, scrape, scrimp, skimp, spare, stint |
| Antonyms: | be generous, give, offer |
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
| Synonyms: | cop, crib*, filch, knock off, lift*, nab, pilfer, purloin, rob, snatch, swipe, take |
| Antonyms: | give, receive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrest |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bust, collar, detain, hold, nab, pick up*, pull in, run in, take into custody |
| Antonyms: | free, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | begrudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wish that someone did not have |
| Synonyms: | be jealous, be reluctant, be stingy, covet, eat one's heart out, envy, grudge, pinch, resent, stint |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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