
Chinch
UK
/tʃɪntʃ/
US
/tʃɪntʃ/

Translation of "chinch" into Russian
chinch
VerbUK
/tʃɪntʃ/
US
/tʃɪntʃ/
chinch
chinches
chinched Past Simple / Past Participle
chinching Gerund
She decided to chinch the hem of her dress to make it shorter.
Она решила подшить подол своего платья, чтобы сделать его короче.
Definitions
chinch
NounUK
/tʃɪntʃ/
US
/tʃɪntʃ/
A bedbug, especially one of the species Cimex lectularius, known for infesting beds and feeding on human blood.
After staying in the old motel, we discovered it was infested with chinches.
chinch
VerbUK
/tʃɪntʃ/
US
/tʃɪntʃ/
To pinch, press, or grip something tightly; to compress.
He chinched the rope around the bundle so it would not shift during transport.
(chiefly US, informal) To be stingy with; to skimp on.
The builder chinched on materials, and the house began to crumble within a year.