pinch

• vt.つまむ; 恐喝する; 苦しむ; 何かをつまむ、剪定する
• n. 乏しい；少量；ひとつまみ
• vi. つまむ；救う
• n. （つまむ）人の名前；（英）Pinky

アングロ?ノルマン?フランス語の *pinchier「つまむ」、「ひねる」、低俗ラテン語の *piccare「刺す」、「突き刺す」に由来し、語源的には peck、pick、pike と同じ。

pinch (v.)

early 13c., from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point" + *piccare "to pierce." Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s. Sense of "to be stingy" is recorded from early 14c. Related: Pinched; pinching.

pinch (n.)

late 15c., "critical juncture" (as in baseball pinch hitter, attested from 1912), from pinch (v.). This figurative sense is attested earlier than the literal sense of "act of pinching" (1590s) or that of "small quantity" (as much as can be pinched between a thumb and finger), which is from 1580s. There is a use of the noun from mid-15c. apparently meaning "fold or pleat of fabric."

1. Season with salt，pepper and a pinch of cayenne.

塩、こしょう、唐辛子粉少々で調整した。

2. Pinch ?hitter Francisco Cabrera lashed a single to left field.

控えのフランシスコ?カブレラが左翼手に向かって一塁打を放った。

3.Consumers are spending less and traders are feeling the pinch .

消費者支出が減少しており、商人は懐具合が苦しいと感じている。

4.Davallo goes up to pinch ?hit.

ダヴァリロが代打で出場した。

5.She gave him a little pinch .

彼女はそっと彼をつまんだ。