Bind and Pinch

Bind

Bind noun - A difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape.

Usage example: with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind

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Pinch and bind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pinch" instead the word "Bind" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: binding, binder

Pinch verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady

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Bind and pinch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bind" instead the word "Pinch" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: pinched, pinching

massive bind

massive pinch

Also lampshaded a few times: Archchancellor Ridcully, in a pinch and pressed for time, manages to perform the ominous Rite of Ash-Kente to summon and bind Death with two candles, an egg and some string.

Source: Cow Tools

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