Synonyms of pinch
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Another word for pinch is crib. Other synonyms of pinch are purloin, steal, abduct, abstract and appropriate.
Synonyms and similar words for pinch
verbTo steal, usually something inconsequential.
- crib
- purloin
- steal
- abduct
- abstract euphemistic
- appropriate
- bag
- banditTo rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
- bash and grabTo perform such an act.
- bone
- boost
- burgle
- burglarizeTo commit burglary.
- borrow
- cheat
- chore
- commandeer
- confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- convert
- cop
- cozen
- embezzleTo steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for...
- filchTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- fleece
- flog AustraliaTo steal something.
- gaffle
- gilravage Scotland
- half-inch slangTo pinch, to steal.
- heaveTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
- heistTo steal, rob, or hold up (something).
- jack
- kidnapTo seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
- knock offTo rob.
- kipeTo steal.
- kyper
- liberate
- lift
- loot
- make off with
- misappropriate
- moochTo steal or filch.
- moonlight requisitionTo steal or use materiel without authorization.
- nick
- nipTo steal; especially to cut a purse.
- own
- peculateTo embezzle.
- pickpocketTo pick pockets; to steal.
- pilferTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pillageTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- pirate
- plunder
- poach
- prigTo filch or steal.
- raid
- ransack
- rapeTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
- relieve
- reave
- rip
- rip off
- rob
- run off with
- snag
- snatchTo steal.
- swindle
- swipeTo steal or snatch.
- thieveTo commit theft.
- walk off with
- mill obsolete
- sniggle obsoleteTo steal something of little value.
- snitch dated
verbTo arrest or capture.
verbTo be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
- cheesepareTo pinch pennies; to be stingy or miserly.
- cut it fine
- pinch penniesTo severely economize.
- skimp
verbTo complain or find fault.
- grumble
- rail
- beef
- bellyacheTo unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.
- bemoanTo moan or complain about (something).
- bitch
- bleat
- whimper
- carp
- chunter
- complain
- crab
- croak
- dump on
- frineTo grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.
- girn
- give out
- grotch
- grouse
- grouchTo be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
- grump
- gruntle
- harp
- inveigh
- kvetchTo whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
- make a stinkTo complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
- murmur
- mutter
- moanTo complain; to grumble.
- nag
- nark
- nudzh
Meaning of pinch
- verb To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- verb To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- verb To squeeze between two objects.
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