DICTOMETER

PIZCA (Spanish for "pinch")

(pinch, spot, whit, grann, klype, smule)

1. Synonyms:
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • a painful or straitened circumstance
   Examples:
   • The pinch of the recession
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Touch
   • Hint
   • Tinge
   • Mite
   • Pinch
   • Jot
   • Speck
   • Soupcon
   Definitions:
   • a slight but appreciable amount
   Examples:
   • This dish could use a touch of garlic
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Emergency
   • Exigency
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
   Examples:
   • He never knew what to do in an emergency
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Nip
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • a small sharp bite or snip
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Pinch
   • Tweak
   Definitions:
   • a squeeze with the fingers
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Apprehension
   • Arrest
   • Catch
   • Collar
   • Pinch
   • Taking into custody
   Definitions:
   • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   Examples:
   • The policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Pinch
   • Squeeze
   • Twinge
   • Tweet
   • Nip
   • Twitch
   Definitions:
   • squeeze tightly between the fingers
   Examples:
   • He pinched her behind
   • She squeezed the bottle
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Crimp
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • make ridges into by pinching together
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Pilfer
   • Cabbage
   • Purloin
   • Pinch
   • Abstract
   • Snarf
   • Swipe
   • Hook
   • Sneak
   • Filch
   • Nobble
   • Lift
   Definitions:
   • make off with belongings of others
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Top
   • Pinch
   Definitions:
   • cut the top off
   Examples:
   • Top trees and bushes
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Pinch
   • Vellicate
   Definitions:
   • irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
   Examples:
   • Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
   • The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back