pinches

SayPINCH-iz/ˈpɪnt͡ʃɪz/

2 meanings of pinches

1
verb
The form of pinch used after he, she or it in the present.
My little brother pinches me whenever Mom is not looking.
If he gets too loud, his sister pinches his arm.
2
noun
Plural of pinch. Use it when you mean more than one.
Add two pinches of salt to the boiling water.
She stirred a few pinches of dried herbs into the soup.

pinches is a form of pinch

pinch, verb: To squeeze a little bit of someone's skin hard, so that it hurts. Full entry

Forms: pinchpinches he/she/itpinching -ing formpinched past tense, past participle
Spelling: pinch → pinches: add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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