Pinching Synonyms and Antonyms

To take into custody as a prisoner
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. arresting
  2. collaring
  3. holding
  4. busting
  5. nabbing
  6. detaining
  7. apprehending
  8. seizing
Antonyms:
  1. freeing
  2. releasing
Make ridges into by pinching together
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. nipping
  2. twinging
  3. grasping
  4. squeezing
  5. compressing
  6. tweaking
  7. crimping
  8. cramping
  9. snitching
  10. pressing
  11. twitching
  12. straitening
  13. hooking
  14. copping
  15. snipping
  16. oppressing
  17. swiping
  18. lifting
  19. impinging
  20. thieving
  21. griping
  22. stealing
  23. snatching
  24. grabbing
  25. purloining
  26. pilfering
  27. contracting
  28. filching
  29. constricting
  30. heisting
To take (money or property) wrongfully.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stealing

Pinching Sentence Examples

  • See that there is no pinching of your toes or at the heels.

  • They may be produced, by taking care, during the summer pruning or disbudding, to preserve a number of the little shoots emitted by the yearly wood, only pinching off the minute succulent points.

  • This pinching of the line may cause material abrasion, which could lead to splitting of the tubing.

  • Stop outdoor chrysanthemums by pinching out the young center of each plant.

  • We are not about pinching pennies, clipping coupons, or sacrificing comfort to save a few bucks.

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