pinched [pinch]
Main Entry:
pinch [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: steal
Synonyms: cop, crib*, filch, knock off, lift*, nab, pilfer, purloin, rob, snatch, swipe, take
Antonyms: give, receive
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
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
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
Main Entry: bite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grip or tear with teeth
Synonyms: champ, chaw, chaw on, chew, chomp, clamp, crunch, crush, cut, eat, gnaw, hold, lacerate, masticate, munch, nibble, nip, pierce, pinch, rend, ruminate, seize, sever, snap, take a chunk out of, taste, tooth, wound
Main Entry: bust
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: arrest for illegal action
Synonyms: apprehend, catch, collar, cop, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, raid, run in, search
Antonyms: exonerate, let go
Main Entry: capture
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble
Antonyms: free, let go, liberate, lose, release
Main Entry: constrict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inhibit
Synonyms: astringe, choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, cramp, curb, draw together, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense, tighten, tuck
Antonyms: expand, free, let go, loosen, open, release
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