Definitions
Pinched - as an adjective satellite
Sounding as if the nose were pinched
Example: "A whining nasal voice"
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Example: "A nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
Not having enough money to pay for necessities
As if squeezed uncomfortably tight
Example: "Her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
Pinched - as a verb
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
Example: "The children were scolded for pinching each other."
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To squeeze between two objects.
To steal, usually something inconsequential.
Example: "Someone has pinched my handkerchief!"
To arrest or capture.
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
Example: "To be pinched for money"
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
To complain or find fault.
Pinched - as an adjective
Very thin, as if drawn together
(of a person or their face) tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
Financially hurt or damaged.
Compressed
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Word Game Points
PINCHED has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
PINCHED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.
PINCHED has a WORDFEUD points total of 17.
