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pinched

Dictionary definition · pinched

adjective

  1. sounding as if the nose were pinched"a whining nasal voice"
  2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold"a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"
  3. not having enough money to pay for necessities
  4. as if squeezed uncomfortably tight"her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).