pinch

pinch
ピンチ <of salt, etc>
つまみ 摘まみ to pinch:
つねる 抓る
つまむ 撮む a pinch: <of something>
ひとつまみ 一撮
* * *
/pín(t)ʃ/ 〔ちくりと刺す(prick)+つつく(pick)〕
〖動〗(~・es/-iz/; ~ed/-t/; ~・ing)
|他|
1 [SVO(M)]〈人・物が〉〈人・物〉をはさんで締めつける; 〈芽・枝など〉を摘みとる, もぎとる(+back, off, out, down

off the dead flowers枯れた花を摘みとる

He ~ed his finger in the door. = The door ~ed his finger. 彼はドアに指をはさんだ[はさまれた]《◆He had his finger ~ed… より普通》

The shoes are ~ing my toes [me at my toes]. この靴はきつくて足の指が痛い

She ~ed my hand. 彼女は私の手をつねった.

2 [通例be ~ed]
a 〈植物などが〉〔環境などで〕傷められる, 衰弱する〔by〕.
b 〈人が〉〔境遇などで〕困る; 〈顔などが〉〔苦悩などで〕やつれる〔for, with

be ~ed for money [with poverty] お金に困る[貧窮する]

Her face was ~ed with anxiety. 彼女の顔は心労でやつれていた.

c 〈人が〉〔寒さなどで〕縮み上がる〔with〕.
3 ((略式))…を抑制する; 〈支出〉を切り詰める

~ expenses 経費を抑える.

4 ((略式))…を盗む(steal); 〈金〉をまきあげる.
5 ((英やや古))…を逮捕する(arrest).
6 〈重い物〉をてこで動かす.
7 〔海事〕〈帆船〉を風上に向ける.
8 ((英))〔競馬〕〈馬〉をせきたてる.
|自|
1 〈靴などが〉(人・身体を)締めつける, 窮屈である

The cap ~es. その帽子はきつい.

2 〔…を〕切り詰めた生活をする〔on〕.
3 〈事態などが〉(人にとって)苦痛である.
4 〈鉱脈が〉尽きる(+out).
5 〔海事〕〈帆船が〉一杯開きで帆走する.
pinch and scrape [save]
((略式))倹約する.
〖名〗
1 〖C〗[通例a ~] はさむこと, つねること

Give him a ~ on the bottom. 彼のしりでもつねってやれ.

2 [a ~ of+〖U〗名詞] (塩などの)1つまみ; 少量

Add a ~ of salt. 塩を少し加えなさい.

3 ((略式))[the ~] 難儀, 試練; 激痛《◆しばしば次の句で》

when [if] it comes to the ~ まさかの時には

feel the ~ 金に困る.

4 〖U〗〖C〗((略式))窃盗.
5 〖C〗((略式))(警察の)手入れ, 逮捕.
in [((英)) at] a pinch
((略式))せっぱつまって, いざという時に; 困り果てて.

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