Nouns

(n)pincha painful or straitened circumstance“the pinch of the recession”
(n)pinchan injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
(n)touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcona slight but appreciable amount“this dish could use a touch of garlic”
(n)emergency, exigency, pincha sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action“he never knew what to do in an emergency”
(n)nip, pincha small sharp bite or snip
(n)pinch, tweaka squeeze with the fingers
(n)apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custodythe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”

Verbs

(v)pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitchsqueeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”, “She squeezed the bottle”
(v)crimp, pinchmake ridges into by pinching together
(v)pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others
(v)top, pinchcut the top off“top trees and bushes”
(v)pinch, vellicateirritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear“smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth”, “the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back”