Word: pinched
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. Example: The children were scolded for pinching each other.
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To squeeze between two objects.
To steal, usually something inconsequential. Example: Someone has pinched my handkerchief!
To arrest or capture.
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve. Example: to be pinched for money
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
To complain or find fault.
Very thin, as if drawn together
(of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
Financially hurt or damaged.
Compressed
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