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1. a. : to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument. b. : to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to induce branching. c. : to squeeze or compress painfully. d. : to cause physical or mental pain to. e (1) : to cause to appear thin, haggard, or shrunken. (2) : to cause to shrivel or wither. 2. a.
A person or organization that is pinched does not have enough money: The space program is pinched. (Definition of pinched from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain: Ouch! Stop pinching (me)! These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet ). pinch yourself informal.
1. To squeeze (something) between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges. 2. To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight: These shoes pinch my toes. 3. To nip, wither, or shrivel: buds that were pinched by the frost; a face that was pinched with grief. 4.
Definitions of pinched. adjective. as if squeezed uncomfortably tight. “her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her” synonyms: constricted. drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically. adjective. sounding as if the nose were pinched. synonyms: adenoidal, nasal. high, high-pitched.
adjective. 1. (of someone's face) thin and pale, usually because of illness or old age. Her face was pinched and drawn. She was a small woman with pinched features. 2. deprived. they lived in pinched circumstances. Many candidates were pinched for campaign funds. The town's a little pinched for money.
verb (used with object) to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. to constrict or squeeze painfully, as a tight shoe does. to cramp within narrow bounds or quarters: The crowd pinched him into a corner.
Other forms: pinched; pinching; pinches. To pinch is to sharply squeeze or grip with your fingers. No matter how much you love your grandma, you probably don't enjoy it when she pinches your cheek and tells you how tall you've gotten.
Definition of pinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of pinched adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
