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., o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals., To plait., Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money., To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4., To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches., To take hold; to grip, as a dog does., To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous., A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip., As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff., Pian; pang., A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
a pinch is less than a tsp. it's just a very small amount
A pinch of salt is typically equal to about 1/16 of a teaspoon, which is approximately 0.00070 ounces.
pinch the spice then drop it in. then do it again. this is called a dash
To pinch is a verb. "Pinch" as in the phrase "in a pinch" or as in "a pinch of salt", then pinch would be a noun.
I pinch, you pinch, he/she/it pinches We pinch, you-all pinch, they pinch
Do not pinch your sister.Please don't pinch my bike.I added a pinch of salt to the recipe.Ouch, don't pinch my arm!
a pinch means to pinch the food,whatever is between your finger and thumb is a pinch.
the fish get fat and possibly die. fat fish equal unhealthy fish
"Pinch" was old-timey slang for a tough, high pressure situation. Think "We're in a pinch!"
Matthew Pinch's birth name is Matthew Royal Thomas Pinch.
A "pinch" is just that... such as a pinch of salt in a recipe. I was told at one point that a Pinch works out to about 1/8th of a teaspoon, but it's probably even a little less than that. To do "a pinch of salt", one would pinch some salt between their fingers and put it in the recipe.
Full House - 1987 A Pinch for a Pinch 4-6 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G