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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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › pinchedPinched - definition of pinched by The Free Dictionary

    Pinched can mean to squeeze, press, or nip something or someone, or to be thin and pale. It can also be an adjective for a small amount or a noun for a theft or an emergency situation.

  6. 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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPINCHED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Pinched means thin and pale, usually because of illness or old age, or deprived of something. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences with synonyms and related terms.

  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 the meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences and synonyms of pinched in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.