Associations to the word «Pinched»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PINCHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of pinch
PINCHED, adjective. Very thin
PINCHED, adjective. Compressed
PINCHED LOOK, noun. Looking tired and pale
Dictionary definition
PINCHED, adjective. Sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice".
PINCHED, adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration".
PINCHED, adjective. Not having enough money to pay for necessities.
PINCHED, adjective. As if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.