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pinched
adjective()
not having enough money to pay for necessities
Synonyms: hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious,
pinched
adjective()
sounding as if the nose were pinched
Synonyms: adenoidal, nasal,
pinched
adjective()
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Examples:
Small pinched faces.
pinched
adjective()
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
Examples:
Her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her.

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