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pinch 
  vb 
1 compress, grasp, nip, press, squeeze, tweak 
2 chafe, confine, cramp, crush, hurt, pain 
3 afflict, be stingy, distress, economize, oppress, pinch pennies, press, scrimp, skimp, spare, stint, tighten one's belt 
4  (informal) blag  (slang) cabbage  (Brit. slang) filch, knock off  (slang) lift  (informal) nick  (slang, chiefly Brit.) pilfer, purloin, rob, snaffle  (Brit. informal) snatch, snitch  (slang) steal, swipe  (slang) 
5  (informal) apprehend, arrest, bust  (informal) collar  (informal) do  (slang) feel one's collar  (slang) lift  (slang) nab  (informal) nail  (informal) nick  (slang, chiefly Brit.) pick up  (slang) pull in  (Brit. slang) run in  (slang) take into custody 
  n 
6 nip, squeeze, tweak 
7 bit, dash, jot, mite, small quantity, soupçon, speck, taste 
8 crisis, difficulty, emergency, exigency, hardship, necessity, oppression, pass, plight, predicament, pressure, strait, stress 
 
Antonyms  
 
3 be extravagant, blow  (slang) fritter away, spend like water, squander, waste 
5 free, let go, let out, release, set free 

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