Definition of pinched

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  • pinched is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • pinched is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • pinched is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of pinched

  • not having enough money to pay for necessities (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. hard up
    2. impecunious
    3. in straitened circumstances
    4. penniless
    5. penurious
  • sounding as if the nose were pinched (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. adenoidal
    2. nasal
  • very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold (adjective)

    Examples

    1. small pinched faces

    Synonyms

    1. cadaverous
    2. emaciated
    3. gaunt
    4. haggard
    5. skeletal
    6. wasted
  • as if squeezed uncomfortably tight (adjective)

    Examples

    1. her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her

See definition of pinched in Merriam Webster