pinch

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

squeeze: Ar. and P. θλίβειν, πιέζειν, P. συμπιέζειν.

Met., difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ, τὸ ἄπορον.

feel the pinch of hunger: use P. and V. λιμῷ πιέζεσθαι.