pinched
1pinched — [pıntʃt] adj a pinched face looks thin and unhealthy, for example because the person is ill, cold, or tired ▪ She had a small pinched face with sad eyes …
2pinched — pinched; pinched·ly; pinched·ness; …
3pinched — index impecunious, narrow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4pinched — [ pıntʃt ] adjective tired, thin, and sick in appearance …
5pinched — *haggard, cadaverous, worn, careworn, wasted Analogous words: gaunt, scrawny, skinny, angular, rawboned (see LEAN adj) Contrasted words: *strong, sturdy, stout, stalwart: robust, *healthy …
6Pinched — Pinch Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. {Piece}.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the… …
7Pinched — Infobox Film name = Pinched image size = caption = director = Harold Lloyd Gilbert Pratt producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = Walter Lundin editing = Della Mullady distributor = released = 23… …
8pinched — [[t]pɪ̱ntʃt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone s face is pinched, it looks thin and pale, usually because they are ill or old. Her face was pinched and drawn... She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair …
9pinched — adjective 1. sounding as if the nose were pinched (Freq. 1) a whining nasal voice • Syn: ↑adenoidal, ↑nasal • Similar to: ↑high, ↑high pitched • …
10pinched — adjective a pinched face looks thin and unhealthy, for example because the person is ill, cold, or tired: Years of working in the mine had left their faces pinched and haggard …
