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The correct spelling is pinched.
How to pronounce pinched
verb
Say it like: Pin-che-d
The correct spelling is pinched. To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. For example: "The children were scolded for pinching each other."
Usage Examples
“The children were scolded for pinching each other.”
“Someone has pinched my handkerchief!”
“to be pinched for money”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- 2.To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- 3.To squeeze between two objects.
- 4.To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- 5.To arrest or capture.
adjective
- 1.Very thin, as if drawn together
- 2.(of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
- 3.Financially hurt or damaged.
- 4.Compressed
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