Pinched Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Pinched

Meaning 1 : not having enough money to pay for necessities

    Synonyms : hard up,  impecunious,  in straitened circumstances,  penniless,  penurious
Meaning 2 : sounding as if the nose were pinched

    Synonyms : adenoidal,  nasal
Meaning 3 : very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

    Example : small pinched faces

    Synonyms : cadaverous,  emaciated,  gaunt,  haggard,  skeletal,  wasted
Meaning 4 : as if squeezed uncomfortably tight

    Example : her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her

How to Pronounce Pinched

  • pɪntʃt