Synonyms: pinch, catch, collar, apprehension, arrest, taking into custody
Definition: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Usage: the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Similar words: capture, seizure, gaining control
Definition: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
Definition: a squeeze with the fingers
Similar words: squeeze, squeezing
Definition: the act of gripping and pressing firmly
Usage: he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
Definition: a small sharp bite or snip
Similar words: snip, clip, clipping
Definition: the act of clipping or snipping
Definition: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Synonyms: pinch, emergency, exigency
Definition: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Usage: he never knew what to do in an emergency
Similar words: crisis
Definition: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something
Usage: after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better
Synonyms: soupcon, speck, tinge, touch, hint, mite, jot, pinch
Definition: a slight but appreciable amount
Usage: this dish could use a touch of garlic
Similar words: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Definition: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Synonyms: pinch
Definition: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
Similar words: trauma, hurt, injury, harm
Definition: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Synonyms: pinch
Definition: a painful or straitened circumstance
Usage: the pinch of the recession
Similar words: difficulty
Definition: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Usage: grappling with financial difficulties
Definition: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Usage: smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth; the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
Similar words: irritate
Definition: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
Usage: irritate the glands of a leaf
Definition: cut the top off
Usage: top trees and bushes
Similar words: snip, prune, trim, cut back, dress, crop, lop, clip
Definition: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Usage: dress the plants in the garden
Synonyms: nip, tweet, twinge, twitch, pinch, squeeze
Definition: squeeze tightly between the fingers
Usage: He pinched her behind; She squeezed the bottle
Definition: make ridges into by pinching together
Similar words: turn up, fold, fold up
Definition: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage: fold up the newspaper; turn up your collar
Synonyms: abstract, filch, hook, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin, lift
Definition: make off with belongings of others
Similar words: steal
Definition: take without the owner's consent
Usage: Someone stole my wallet on the train; This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation