Words that Rhyme with pinch
1 Syllable Words
cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, grinch, hinch, in., inch, kinch, linch, lynch, minch, synch, tinch, winch
2 Syllable Words
bulfinch, goldfinch, mcninch
Definitions of pinch
v. t. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
v. t. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
v. t. To plait.
v. t. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
v. t. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
v. i. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
v. i. To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
v. i. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
n. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
n. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
n. Pian; pang.
n. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.