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 |
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| 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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