pinch

a pinch of snuff.

a pinch of rosemary.

add a pinch of salt.

felt the pinch of the recession.

pinch a child's face playfully

pinch money from sb.

a pinch single; a pinch steal of second base.

he pinched a handful of sweets.

The shoe pinches me.

These shoes pinch my toes.

He pinched an apple.

At a pinch it can be used as a weapon.

The police pinched him.

These shoes pinch my feet.

They are always pinched for money.

She got pinched for speeding.

She pinched me on the arm.

buds that were pinched by the frost; a face that was pinched with grief.

The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.