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skinch

/ˈskɪntʃ/

skinch verb: to give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.

Verb

skinch (third-person singular simple present skinches, present participle skinching, simple past and past participle skinched)

  1. (slang) To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
    • The child skinched money to go on the ride.

Noun

skinch (plural skinches)

  1. (derogatory, slang) One who skinches.

Interjection

  1. (Northern England) Time out

Forms of skinch

Verb
third-person singular presentskinches
present participleskinching
past participleskinched
pastskinched
Noun
pluralskinches

Words formed from skinch

Words that rhyme with skinch

Questions about skinch

What does skinch mean?
Skinch means to give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
What part of speech is skinch?
Skinch can be a verb, a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce skinch?
Skinch is pronounced /ˈskɪntʃ/.
What is the past tense of skinch?
The past tense of skinch is skinched.

Words near skinch in the dictionary

  1. skinbound disease
  2. skinbow
  3. skinbyrd
  4. skinbyrds
  5. skincare
  6. skinch
  7. skinched
  8. skinches
  9. skinchier
  10. skinchiest
  11. skinching

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