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pinch US English

grip (something, typically someone’s flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb

pinch-hit US English

bat in place of another player, typically at a critical point in the game

pinch-run US English

substitute for another as a base runner, typically at a critical point in the game

pinch point US English

a place or point where congestion occurs or is likely to occur, especially on a road

in a pinch in pinch US English

in a critical situation; if absolutely necessary

pinch effect US English

the constriction of a plasma through which a large electric current is flowing, caused by the attractive force of the current’s own magnetic field

feel the pinch in pinch US English

experience hardship, especially financial

pinch or count or watchone's pennies in penny US English

be careful about how much one spends

have to pinch oneself in pinch US English

used to convey that a good situation is so surprising that the person involved has to make sure they are not imagining it

take something with a grain or pinch of salt in salt US English

regard something as exaggerated; believe only part of something

pinchpenny US English

a miserly person

pinch English-French

pincement m

pinch English-Italian

pizzicotto m

pinch1 English-Spanish

pellizco

pinch2 English-Spanish

pellizcar*

to feel the pinch in pinch English-French

avoir de la peine à joindre les deux bouts

at a pinch in pinch English-Italian

in caso di bisogno

feel the pinch in pinch English-German

knapp bei Kasse sein

pinch sb.'s cheek/bottom in pinch English-German

jmdn. in die Wange/den Hintern