verb
- present participle of chinch; to pinch or squeeze tightly
- present participle of chinch; to infest with chinch bugs
Usage: informal; chiefly dialectal or regional
Usage: agricultural; technical
Examples
- The farmer noticed the crops were chinching from the pest infestation.
- He was chinching the rope tightly around the bundle.
- The vise was chinching down on the metal piece.
- Chinching bugs were damaging the wheat field.
- She kept chinching her fists in frustration.