pinched
pinched Lexical Profile
pinched Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Compressed, squeezed, or narrowed tightly between two surfaces or points.
"Physical therapy helped relieve the sharp pain caused by a pinched nerve in his lower back."
Appearing drawn, thin, or shrunken, typically as a result of cold, hunger, fatigue, or anxiety (especially of a person's face or features).
"The exhausted travelers returned with pale, pinched faces after spending hours in the freezing wind."
Restricted or distressed by a lack of money, time, or other necessary resources.
"Many small businesses felt financially pinched during the prolonged economic downturn."
• verb
To grip or squeeze something tightly, typically between the thumb and a finger (past tense and past participle of pinch).
"She gently pinched the edges of the pastry dough together to seal the pie before baking."
• Rhymes for pinched
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'pinch' (Middle English 'pinchen', from Old Northern French 'pinchier', meaning 'to nip or squeeze') combined with the English participial and adjectival suffix '-ed'.