pinched

/pɪntʃt/

/pɪntʃt/

Definitions of pinched

1. adjective

   as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
   “her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her”

   synonyms:

   constricted

   drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
2. adjective

   sounding as if the nose were pinched
   synonyms: adenoidal, nasal

   high, high-pitched

   used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
3. adjective

   not having enough money to pay for necessities
   synonyms: hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious

   poor

   having little money or few possessions
4. adjective

   very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
   “small pinched faces”

   synonyms: bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, skeletal, wasted

   lean, thin

   lacking excess flesh