Another word for pinch
To be severely sparing in order to economize
Idioms:See also:To take (another's property) without permission
Idioms:
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To be severely sparing in order to economize
To take (another's property) without permission
The pinch was less today, and the pain gone instantly, replaced by heat and warmth.
There was a pinch and numbness as his fangs sank into her neck.
I have to pinch myself every morning to make sure I'm not dreaming.
He hurriedly took a pinch of snuff.
Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., and the battleship " Messudiyeh " (9100 tons displacement) reconstructed by the firm of Ansaldo (Genoa) in 1902, and re-armed by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, formed the only really effective war-ships at the disposal of Turkey in 1910, although a few armoured ships in addition might still serve for coast defence at a pinch, and a few more for training ships.