The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NIP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Pinch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
NIP | 33 % | 3 |
NAB | 20 % | 3 |
TWEAK | 12 % | 5 |
DAB | 7 % | 3 |
DASH | 6 % | 4 |
STEAL | 4 % | 5 |
SWIPE | 2 % | 5 |
THIEVE | 2 % | 6 |
TAD | 2 % | 3 |
ARREST | 2 % | 6 |
JOT | 2 % | 3 |
SOUPCON | 2 % | 7 |
GOOSE | 1 % | 5 |
THEFT | 1 % | 5 |
ROB | 1 % | 3 |
COLLAR | 1 % | 6 |
BIT | 1 % | 3 |
CRIMP | 1 % | 5 |
BUST | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pinch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- squeeze
- twinge
- touch
- swipe
- nip
- twitch
- crimp
- lift
- hint
- tweak
- pilfer
- catch
Crossword Answer definitions
NIP noun- A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A playful bite.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
- A short turn in a rope.
- (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A pickpocket.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
- To taunt.
- To squeeze or pinch.
- To steal; especially to cut a purse.
- To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NIP
- Chill
- Tuck's partner
- Winter-air quality
- Winter chill
- Small bite
- Win by a nose
- Quick drink
- Pinch
- Drop to drink?
- Quick sip, as of brandy
More clues leading to the result NAB
- Arrest
- Put the collar on
- Seize
- Snap up
- Catch
- Collar
- Hook (a crook)
- Slap the cuffs on
- Apprehend
- Get custody of?
More clues leading to the result TWEAK
- Adjust
- Adjust slightly
- Make a slight adjustment to
- Make small adjustments
- Pinch
- Alter slightly
- Playful pinch
- Twist and pinch
- Make a minor adjustment to
- Fine-tune
More clues leading to the result DAB
- Apply, as ointment
- Smidgen
- Spot of butter
- Pinch
- Pat gently
- Lightly apply
- Bit of cream
- Smidge
- Little bit
- Application of mousse
More clues leading to the result DASH
- 100-yard race
- Hotfoot it
- Crush, as one's hopes
- Hurry
- Imprecise cooking measure
- Pinch
- Smidgen
- Bold's competition
- Morse-code symbol
- Recipe amount
More clues leading to the result STEAL
- Real bargain
- Shoplift
- Unbelievable bargain
- Purloin
- Take a base?
- Go quietly
- Tiptoe
- Take the wrong way?
- Grab an album using BitTorrent, e.g.
- Pinch
More clues leading to the result SWIPE
- Apply a five-finger discount to
- Lift
- Steal, like the fox in "Dora the Explorer"
- Pick pockets
- Filch
- Credit-card action
- Make off with
- Rip off
- Liberate, so to speak
- Take without permission
More clues leading to the result THIEVE
More clues leading to the result TAD
- A small bit
- Abe Lincoln's youngest
- Little bit
- Smidgen
- Bit
- Wee bit
- Another tittle
- Just a bit
- Small one
- "Win a Date with ___ Hamilton!"
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill
More clues leading to the result JOT
- Scribble (down)
- Write hastily
- Write (down), on a napkin perhaps
- Put (down)
- Small scribble
- Smitch
- Tiny portion
- Write in a hurry
- Take (down)
- Tiny bit
More clues leading to the result SOUPCON
More clues leading to the result GOOSE
- Honker
- When you're in trouble, it's cooked
- Pinch
- Bay off Labrador
- Zero, with 101 Down
- Down provider
- Quill supplier
- Skein member
- Foie gras source
- Golden-egg layer
More clues leading to the result THEFT
- Crime
- Swiping
- It's a steal
- Jesse James's crime
- Piracy, e.g.
- Plagiarism
- Taking things the wrong way?
- Larceny
- Burglary
- Rip-off artist's crime
More clues leading to the result ROB
- Carl's son
- Half a Walter Scott novel
- Hold up
- Knock over
- Reiner or Roy
- A Reiner
- Plunder
- Rifle
- Burgle
- Steal from
More clues leading to the result COLLAR
- Take into custody
- Nab
- Decorative addition to some round cakes
- Apprehend
- T-shirt's lack
- Word with blue or dog
- What a T-shirt lacks
- Arrest
- Clerical accessory
- Peter Pan, for one
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result CRIMP
- Use a curling iron
- Fold
- Make corrugated
- Pinch together
- Put a ___ in (interfere with)
- Hamper
- Make wavy
- Pinch and press, as pie crust edges
- Pinch, as piecrust
- Hindrance