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- Dictionarypinched/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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Add to word list. (of someone’s face) thin and anxious, or (of clothing) narrow: Nora was short, with a pinched face, and wore thick glasses with wire rims. Her dress was pinched at the waist. A person or organization that is pinched does not have enough money: The space program is pinched.
The meaning of PINCH is to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument. How to use pinch in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pinch.
to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
1. To squeeze (something) between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges. 2. To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight: These shoes pinch my toes. 3. To nip, wither, or shrivel: buds that were pinched by the frost; a face that was pinched with grief. 4.
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.
(of someone's face) thin and pale, usually because of illness or old age. Her face was pinched and drawn. She was a small woman with pinched features. 2. deprived. they lived in pinched circumstances. Many candidates were pinched for campaign funds. The town's a little pinched for money. The car was pinched for rear seat passenger space.
Definition of pinched adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Other forms: pinched; pinching; pinches. To pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers. No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don't enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you've gotten.
To pinch something, especially something of little value, means to steal it. [informal] Do you remember when I pinched your glasses? [VERB noun] ...pickpockets who pinched his wallet. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, rob, snatch, lift [informal] More Synonyms of pinch. 5. See at a pinch. 6. See feel the pinch. 7. See in a pinch. More Synonyms of pinch.
