pinch
[ pinch ]
/ pɪntʃ /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms for pinch
pinch pennies, to stint on or be frugal or economical with expenditures; economize: I'll have to pinch pennies if I'm going to get through school.
Origin of pinch
1250–1300; Middle English pinchen<Anglo-French *pinchier (equivalent to Old French pincier,Spanish pinchar) <Vulgar Latin *pīnctiāre, variant of *pūnctiāre to prick (cf. pique1)
OTHER WORDS FROM pinch
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British Dictionary definitions for pinch
pinch
/ (pɪntʃ) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for pinch
C16: probably from Old Norman French pinchier (unattested); related to Old French pincier to pinch; compare Late Latin punctiāre to prick
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