to hold sth between finger and thumb

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• thumb — thumb1 [θʌm] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb [: Old English; Origin: thuma] 1.) the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things ▪ a baby sucking its thumb ▪ She held the coin carefully between finger and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hold*/*/*/ — [həʊld] (past tense and past participle held [held] ) verb I 1) [T] to carry something or someone using your hands or arms Can you hold my bag for a moment?[/ex] Barry was holding a coin between his finger and thumb.[/ex] She was holding a baby… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• between*/*/*/ — [bɪˈtwiːn] grammar word summary: Between can be: ■ a preposition: the distance between two places ■ an adverb: two classes with a short break between 1) with sb/sth on each side or end in a position with people or things on each side or end Hold… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pinch — pinch1 [pıntʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From an unrecorded Old North French pinchier] 1.) [T] to press a part of someone s skin very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts ▪ We have to stop her pinching her baby… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pinch — [pɪntʃ] verb I 1) [T] to squeeze someone s skin between your thumb and finger so that it hurts them Roger pinched my arm.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if shoes or clothes pinch, they hurt you because they fit too tightly 3) [T] British informal to steal… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• pinch — 1 verb 1 (T) to press a part of someone s flesh very tightly between your finger and thumb, especially so that it hurts: Mum, he pinched me! 2 (T) informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable: Someone s pinched my… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English