Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Compressed; contracted; narrowed; presenting the appearance of being straitened in circumstances or with cold, want, trouble, or the like: as, a pinched face; a pinched look. Also used occasionally with the meaning of ‘narrowing’ or ‘thinning’ in speaking of mineral veins: as, the vein is pinched.
- Narrow; reduced in size; “skimped”: said especially of some forms of writing-paper: as, pinched post.
- Petty; contemptible.
- Arrested; apprehended.
- Of long, slender growth, as oysters.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
pinch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not having enough money to pay for necessities
- adjective as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
- adjective very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- adjective sounding as if the nose were pinched
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Examples
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Odelein pinched from the blue line to the low slot and slid the puck under Johnson for his second goal since December 29.
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Mrs. Lattimer stood by the doorway, her expression pinched, her hand at the collar of her shirt.
CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007
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Mrs. Lattimer stood by the doorway, her expression pinched, her hand at the collar of her shirt.
CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007
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She dropped her gaze and saw Zoë, her expression pinched, her skin pale.
Breakdowns Scott Ciencin 2003
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Johnson, Chicago Tribune: Taj Gibson didn't practice Sunday after suffering what he called a pinched nerve in his right foot.
SI.com 2010
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LOS ANGELES - Taj Gibson didn't practice Sunday after suffering what he called a pinched nerve in his right foot.
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Perhaps leaving the spare cars parked in various locations around town is not a bad idea anyway … … I bet no car radios were pinched from the Asda car park that day at least.
This Little Piggy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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With the Capitals enjoying a 5-on-3 advantage, Ovechkin pinched into the left circle and scored on a slap shot.
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Before and after pix pinched from the Malay Mail newspaper via Bibliobibuli
Archive 2007-03-01 Glenda Larke 2007
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Just over eight minutes later, defenseman Adrian Aucoin pinched along the right boards and fired a pass to the front of the net.
NHL - National Hockey League - Toronto vs. N.Y. Islanders 2002
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