chuṭ·kī fc pinch: एक ~ भर नमक a -- (ful) of salt; ~ काटना to pinch; ~ बजाना to snap fingers. △ ~ लेना/भरना to taunt, to make a sarcastic remark; ~ बजाते in a moment/trice; चुटकियों में उड़ाना to put one off with a joke, to turn one off in ridicule. [cf. चिकोटी]