Pinch [pintʃ]:
To steal, swipe, squeeze, pinch.
To arrest, frisk.
Arrest (frisk).
Theft, stealing, swiping.
Am. Sudden search.
Examples:
Pinch your mom's car keys and lets get outta here.
I pinched an eighth from his stash.
I'm gonna pinch a bud out of the bag while he's in the bathroom.
In Alabama a petty thief called Jerald Sanders was given a life term for pinching a bicycle
I almost got pinched by the cops.
Meaning from the English-Bulgarian dictionary:
To pinch, to pluck.
To press, to squeeze, to tighten (for shoes).
To be stingy, to be a miser.
Pinching, plucking.
Difficulty, need, hardship, difficult situation.
A pinch, a squeeze (of salt, etc.).
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