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feel the pinch

feel the pinch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feel stressed th ee pinch]
    • /fil stressed ði pɪntʃ/
    • /fiːl ðə pɪntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feel stressed th ee pinch]
    • /fil stressed ði pɪntʃ/

Definitions of feel the pinch words

  • phrase feel the pinch If a person or company is feeling the pinch, they do not have as much money as they used to, and so they cannot buy the things they would like to buy. 0
  • verb feel the pinch (Idiomatic) INF To suffer a hardship, especially significant financial pressure. 0
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Parts of speech for Feel the pinch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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feel the pinch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for feel the pinch

verb feel the pinch

  • desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  • require — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
  • lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
  • call for — If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.
  • demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
All 20 Synonyms of feel the pinch

Antonyms for feel the pinch

verb feel the pinch

  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • abjure — If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
All 6 Antonyms of feel the pinch

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