Dictionary definition · pinched
adjective
- sounding as if the nose were pinched"a whining nasal voice"
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- as if squeezed uncomfortably tight"her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).