pinches
Recipe's tiny measures
Pinches is the verb and plural noun from pinch.
To pinch is to squeeze between thumb and finger, or between two surfaces: She pinches her cheeks to bring color to them.
A pinch is a small amount you can hold that way: a pinch of salt.
Pinches also names tight spots or difficulties: We've been through some pinches before.
In British slang, to pinch is to steal.
Quick, sharp pinch
- tweakMinor adjustment
- gripSecure manual hold
- compressReduce volume by force
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
clasp · press · clench · grasp · crush · constrict · tweeze · wring
Petty theft
- pilferSneak off with trifles
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
thieve · purloin · nick · lift · nab · shoplift · take · sneak
nip
Quick, sharp pinch
squeeze · clasp · press · clench · grasp · crush · constrict · tweeze · wring · knead
filch
Petty theft
pocket · thieve · purloin · nick · lift · nab · shoplift · take · sneak · misappropriate
tightness
State of being constricted
cramp · ache · bind · squeeze · chafe · constriction · restriction · pressure · strain · shortage
dash
Quick burst or pinch
hint · trace · speck · touch · dab · smattering · tad · drop · dusting · grain
- hurtsaches, burns, cuts, wounds, injures
- bitsbits, morsels, tidbits, snippets, scraps
- climbing gymclimbing wall, bouldering wall, climbing hold, holds, handholds
- climbing gymscrash pads, hangboards, climbing holds, jugs, crimps
pinchesreleases
Lets go or publishes
lets go · opens · loosens · drops · unclenches
pinchesreturns
Profits from investments
gives back · donates · bestows · restores · surrenders
- in a pinchWhen circumstances force compromise
- pinch of saltMinimal amount of seasoning
- penny pincherExcessively frugal person
- pinch penniesSpend as little as possible
- feeling the pinchExperiencing financial strain
- pinching penniesObsessive spending restraint
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