to pinch
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6.1
- verb
- /pɪnʧ/
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- You can see they're looking really good when they get up about this tall, it's a good idea to come in and pinch out the top growth.
- pinch back
- pinch the tip
- pinch off the top
Examples
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When seedlings have three or four sets of leaves, pinch off the top set to encourage branching out.
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While Mrs. Jeffers flattened the dough with her hand, Felix reached out and pinched off a small piece of it.
Fiction book (1997) -
This is another one Pinch off the top there and there you go.
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And to do that, you just go in and just pinch them off wherever you want them to kind of stay.
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Pinch the top off and squeeze.
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Keep your plants watered, harvested, and flower buds pinched for a long crop.
Blog text (23) -
To encourage bushier growth, it's important to pinch the tips of the young plants periodically.
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After the berries finish ripening, pinch back the tips of the longest new canes of erect varieties.
Synonyms
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4.1
To cut the upper part off a tree or bush
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3.4
Cut branches and stems from a plant to help it grow and keep its shape
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3.9
To trim stems or branches so a plant grows better
Cut off small parts by pinching or snipping
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To squeeze someone's bottom playfully to show affection or flirt
Compounds
- Jargon
8
6.7
A player who bats in place of another or someone who fills a job for a short time
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pinch in gardening comes from the same idea of using your fingers to remove a small tip; to pinch a shoot is to lift or cut off the tiny top to help the plant grow bushier.