Pinched — synonyms, definition

1. pinched (Adjective) Brit

adenoidal badly-off bony cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard hard up impecunious in straitened circumstances nasal penniless penurious skeletal wasted

pinched (Adjective) — Sounding as if the nose were pinched. ex. "a whining pinched voice"

pinched (Adjective) — Very thin especially from disease, hunger or cold. ex. "small pinched faces"

pinched (Adjective) — Not having enough money to pay for necessities. ex. "The pinched gentlemen asked for a loan"

pinched (Adjective) — As if squeezed uncomfortably tight. ex. "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

2. pinched (Verb) Brit

abstracted apprehended arrested cabbaged collared copped crimped filched hooked lifted nabbed nailed nicked nipped nobbled picked up pilfered purloined snarfed snatched • • •

pinched (Verb) — Press tightly between the fingers. ex. "He pinched her behind"

pinched (Verb) — Make ridges into by pinching together.

pinched (Verb) — Make off with belongings of others.

pinched (Verb) — Cut the top off.

pinched (Verb) — Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear. ex. "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"

pinched (Verb) — Take into custody.

pinched (Verb) — Be frugal or miserly. ex. "Don't pinch on health insurance"

pinched (Verb) — Feel the effect of straitened circumstance (e.g. lack of money). ex. "Staffing and budget levels were pinched by the 2012 recession"

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