pinch

The children were scolded for pinching each other.

He took the plate in his hand, holding it between thumb and forefinger at one corner, letting it hang down. With the other hand he pinched it at the opposite corner, pressing thumb and forefinger together tightly.

Since the resistance of the channel is inversely proportional to its width, the most resistive region is the one pinched between the gates where they come closest to each other.

Someone has pinched my handkerchief!

There was with him none other fare,

But for to pinche and for to spare

He [the hound] pinch'd and pull'd her down.

to be pinched for money

Therefore who so them accuse

Of any double entencion,

To speake, rowne, other to muse,

To pinch at their condicion,

All is but false collusion,

I dare rightwell the sothe express,

They have no better protection,

But shrowd them vnder doubleness.