Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

topinch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: top-inch
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pinch severely.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Then let them all encircle him about And, fairy-like, to-pinch the unclean knight."

Etymology

Created from to pinch, as if to- (“intensively, severely”) + pinch.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: to

Usage

Inflected Forms

topinches (present, singular) topinching (participle, present) topinched (participle, past) topinched (past)

Questions

What does topinch mean?: To pinch severely.
Where does topinch come from?: Created from to pinch, as if to- (“intensively, severely”) + pinch.

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