<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a high or low shoe, usually of fabric such as canvas, with a rubber or synthetic sole.</li><li>one who sneaks; a sneak.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.</li><li>to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does.</li><li>to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner.</li><li>to render (the face, body, etc.) unnaturally constricted or drawn, as pain or distress does: Years of hardship had pinched her countenance beyond recognition.</li><li>to affect with sharp discomfort or distress, as cold, hunger, or need does.</li><li>to straiten in means or circumstances: The depression pinched them.</li><li>to stint (a person, family, etc.) in allowance of money, food, or the like: They were severely pinched by the drought.</li><li>to hamper or inconvenience by the lack of something specified: The builders were pinched by the shortage of good lumber.</li><li>to stint the supply or amount of (a thing).</li><li>to put a pinch or small quantity of (a powder, spice, etc.) into something.</li><li>to roll or slide (a heavy object) with leverage from a pinch bar.</li><li>Slang. to steal.</li><li>to arrest.</li><li>Digital Technology. to move two or more fingers toward or away from each other on (a touchscreen) in order to execute a command (often followed by in or out): Zoom in by pinching the screen.</li><li>Horticulture. to remove or shorten (buds or shoots) in order to produce a certain shape of the plant, improve the quality of the bloom or fruit, or increase the development of buds (often followed by out, off, or back).</li><li>Nautical. to sail (a ship) so close into the wind that the sails shake slightly and the speed is reduced.</li><li>Horse Racing, British. to press (a horse) to the point of exhaustion.</li></ul>