Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.
Pinching bar, a pinch bar. See Pinch, n., 4. -- Pinching nut, a check nut. See under Check, n.
Removing the top or central growing point of a plant to promote the development of side shoots. See also apical dominance. See also apical dominance.
