entwenden — meaning in English

English meaning

• pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
• purloin verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
• steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.

Senses

entwenden is used for these senses in English:

• pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
• purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
• steal (transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
• steal (transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.

pinch — full definition

1. verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
2. verb British informal: to steal something, usually minor.
3. noun A small amount of something, especially a powder, held between finger and thumb.
4. noun A difficult or tight situation, often financial.

purloin — full definition

1. verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
2. verb (formal) To steal.

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