- 4. Press hard, try thoroughly.
Pinch, v. n.
- 1. Bear hard.
- 2. Spare, stint, be niggardly, be parsimonious, be frugal, economize.
Pinch, n.
- 1. Nip, gripe.
- 2. Gripe, pang, throe.
- 3. Emergency, exigency, crisis, strait, difficulty, push, pressure, oppression.
- 4. Crowbar, iron lever.
- 5. Small quantity.
Pinchbeck, n. Brummagem, sham.
Pinched, a. Distressed, straitened, reduced, indigent, destitute, needy, poor, necessitous, penniless, moneyless, in need, in want, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket.
Pinchfist, Pinchpenny, n. Miser, niggard, hunks, curmudgeon, skinflint, screw, scrimp.
Pine, v. n. Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away, wither.
Pine for. Long for, yearn for, languish with desire.
Pinfold, n. [Written also Penfold.] Pound, pen.
Pinguid, a. Fat, unctuous, greasy, adipose, oily, oleaginous.
Pinion, n.
- 1. Wing, pennon.
- 2. Feather, quill, plume, pen.
- 3. Fetter (for the arms).
Pinion, v. a. Restrain (by binding the arms), bind, fasten, shackle, fetter, chain.