pinch/ pɪntʃ /

1.noun [of spice] [ salt] [ sugar] 
一撮

2.noun
to give sb a pinch 捏某人

3.vt.[+person] 
(with finger and thumb) 捏

4.vt.[inf] 
(steal) 偷窃

5.vi.[shoe+] 
夹脚

at a pinch
必要时
to feel the pinch
感到缺钱