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Definition of Pinched
1. Adjective. Sounding as if the nose were pinched. "A whining nasal voice"
2. Adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. "Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Exact synonyms: Bony, Cadaverous, Emaciated, Gaunt, Haggard, Skeletal, Wasted
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Bonyness, Gauntness
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Bonyness, Gauntness
3. Adjective. Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
Exact synonyms: Hard Up, Impecunious, In Straitened Circumstances, Penniless, Penurious
Similar to: Poor
Derivative terms: Impecuniousness, Pennilessness, Penuriousness, Penury
Similar to: Poor
Derivative terms: Impecuniousness, Pennilessness, Penuriousness, Penury
4. Adjective. As if squeezed uncomfortably tight. "Her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
Similar to: Constricted
Definition of Pinched
1. pinch [v] - See also: pinch
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