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pinched

DEFINITIONS OF: pinched

1

adj 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

adj sounding as if the nose were pinched

Synonyms:
adenoidal, nasal
high, high-pitched
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

adj not having enough money to pay for necessities

Synonyms:
hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious
poor
having little money or few possessions

adj 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
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