pinch

1. (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.Examples: "With their jock-straps pinching, they slouch to attention While queueing for sarnies at the office canteen."intransitive

2. (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.Examples: "Someone has pinched my handkerchief!"; "“Hey, blokes,” yelled Dean or perhaps Serge, “let's pinch a boat.”"; "Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years."Synonyms: crib, purloin, steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, banditslangtransitive

3. (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.Synonyms: bust, nick, apprehend, begripe, capture, fang, grasp, getslangtransitive

4. (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.

5. (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.

6. (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.