szczypać — meaning in English

English meaning

• pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
• smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.

Senses

szczypać is used for these senses in English:

• pinch To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
• smart (intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

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.

smart — full definition

1. adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.
2. adjective Neat, stylish, and well dressed.
3. adjective Equipped with computerized or automated features.
4. verb To sting or hurt, physically or emotionally.

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