pizzicare — meaning in English

English meaning

• pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
• pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
• pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
• tingle verb To feel a light prickling or stinging sensation on the skin.

Senses

pizzicare is used for these senses in English:

• pick (music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
• pinch To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
• pluck (transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.
• tingle (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

pick — full definition

1. verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
2. verb To gather or harvest, especially fruit, by pulling it from where it grows.
3. verb To pull at something repeatedly, often with the fingers.
4. verb To open a lock without the proper key, using a thin tool.
5. noun A pointed tool used for digging or breaking up hard ground; a pickaxe.

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.

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