to pinch
→
to steal
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | pinch | |
| Meaning 1 | to pinch | Mum, he pinched me! Mum, he pinched me! |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | informal to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable | Someone's pinched my coat. Somebody stole my coat |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | ščipat' | |
| Lexeme 2 | ščipač | |
| Meaning 1 | to pinch | Петя щипал одноклассницу. Petya pinched his female classmate. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | pickpocket | Щипач промышлял в автобусе городского маршрута N 64. The pickpocket worked on town bus No. 64. |
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