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    pinched
    /pɪn(t)ʃt/

    adjective

    • 1. tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger: "her pinched, sallow face"
    • 2. suffering from financial hardship.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPINCHED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pinched means thin and pale, or narrow, especially of a face or clothing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPINCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pinch means to press something or someone strongly between two hard things, usually causing pain. It can also mean to steal something or a small amount of something. Learn more about the verb and noun forms, idioms and related words.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pinchPinch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Pinch can be a verb, noun, or adjective with different meanings. As a verb, it can mean to squeeze, prune, steal, or arrest. As a noun, it can mean a critical time, a small amount, or a theft. As an adjective, it can mean substitute or hit by a pinch.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pinchPINCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pinchedPinched - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically. adjective. sounding as if the nose were pinched. synonyms: adenoidal, nasal. high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. adjective. not having enough money to pay for necessities.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpinch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [intransitive, transitive] to place the thumb and a finger of one hand on the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer and move them together or apart, to make the image on the screen appear smaller or larger. You can pinch and zoom in. see also flick, spread, tap Topics Computers c1. of a shoe.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpinched adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Pinched means pale and thin, especially because of illness, cold or worry. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and collocations of pinched in this online dictionary.