Pinched (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration".
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Meaning 2
Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
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Meaning 3
Sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice".
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Meaning 4
As if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her".
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Examples
- Her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her after a long day of walking.
- The pinched look on his face made it clear he was in a lot of pain.
- She adjusted her belt to relieve the pinched waistband of her pants.
- The pinched fingers on her hand were a result of the tight grip on the rope.
- The pinched expression on the child's face indicated that the dentist's chair was not a comfortable place to be.