Pinch is defined by The Free DictionaryPinch meaning: pinchPinching and Tipping.

A juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, straits crisis means a critical or crucial time or state of affairs.The confluence of events is stressed by the juncture.It is an important juncture in our country's history.

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"Pinch" is a word in the dictionary at www.merriam-webster.com.2 Jun.2021.

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