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pinch

pinch

3 3.7
A gesture using two fingers on a screen to move them together or apart to zoom
  • noun
  • /pɪnʧ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gesto de pellizcar
  • The app allows you to easily zoom out by performing a pinch movement with your fingers.
  • pinch to zoom

It's an attempt to find pinch to zoom.

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Examples

  • Now you just use the pinch gesture to pinch and select things, and I'm using it to slide through the menus.

  • And you can do things like pinch-to-zoom in photos (though it's not quite as smooth as it is on iOS).

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  • It's an attempt to find pinch to zoom.

  • I want pinch and zoom on image review too.

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  • I doubt Android would lose pinch to zoom or any of its core features.

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  • In this case, when the user finishes the pinch gesture, you need to add a new item to the list.

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  • Pinch to zoom—Microsoft has removed the +/- buttons, saving space on the screen.

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  • "You can do multi-finger gestures on it," he said, moving his hands back and forth in the now-familiar pinch-to-zoom motion.

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  • To zoom in on the image, simply use the pinch gesture on your touchscreen.

  • With a gentle pinch on the screen, the text became larger and easier to read.

Idioms

12 1.5

A very small amount of salt or spice used in cooking

to pinch a loaf
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To go to the toilet to poo

7.7

If necessary in a difficult or emergency situation

Compounds

pinch hitter
  • Jargon
8 6.7

A player who bats in place of another or someone who fills a job for a short time

A very small amount of sugar you can hold between your thumb and finger

1 7.4

A long strong metal tool with a pointed end used to lift heavy things

playful pinch
  • Informal
3.1

A light squeeze on someone's skin to tease or show affection

How Much

to spread
664 1.6
pinch
  • Specialized
3 3.7
to double tap
  • Texting
3 3.5

Surface Forms

pinch singular
pinches plural

Etymology

A touchscreen pinch is named after the finger movement you make to zoom, so the gesture keeps the same image of fingers 'squeezing' the picture to change its size.