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Meaning of pinch off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To separate (something) from something else, using a pinching motion.

Equivalents

Deutsch abkneifen abzwacken abzwicken

Nederlands afknijpen

Türkçe çimdik atmak çimdiklemek

Examples

“Jackie Allen was my friend Phil’s girlfriend, and I pinched her off him, slowly, patiently, over a period of months.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pinch one off pinch out pinch pennies pinch-hit pinch-hits pinch-hitting