Pinched

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of pinch.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Compressed; contracted; narrowed; presenting the appearance of being straitened in circumstances or with cold, want, trouble, or the like: as, a pinched face; a pinched look. Also used occasionally with the meaning of ‘narrowing’ or ‘thinning’ in speaking of mineral veins: as, the vein is pinched.
  • Narrow; reduced in size; “skimped”: said especially of some forms of writing-paper: as, pinched post.
  • Petty; contemptible.
  • Arrested; apprehended.
  • Of long, slender growth, as oysters.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not having enough money to pay for necessities
  • adj. as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
  • adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  • adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched
  • Equivalent
    on a pinch   
    Verb Form
    pinched    pinches    pinching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crisis    irritate    squeeze    squeezing    gaining control    capture    seizure    difficulty    clip    snip   
    Variant
    pinch bar   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    seize    grip    bite    plait    straiten    oppress    starve    distress    steal    lift   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Lynch    Minch    cinch    clinch    finch    flinch    grinch    hinch    inch    kinch   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    teaspoonful    ounce    nutmeg    saltspoonful    teacupful    pepper    vinegar    pint    squeeze    Cayenne