A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or
with an instrument; a nip.

As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any
very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.

Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to
starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.

To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.

To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a
pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.

To plait.

To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers,
between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to
squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.

f. çimdiklemek, kıstırmak; sıkmak. My new shoes pinches me. (Yeni ayakkabılarım sıkıyor.)

o seize; to grip; to bite; – said of animals.

To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,
the shoe pinches.