pinched

adjective
UK /pɪntʃt/
US /pɪntʃt/

Squeezed tightly between two fingers or things.

She gave her little brother a pinched cheek and laughed.

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OTHER MEANINGS

2. Looking thin and pale, as if sick or worried.

His face looked pinched and tired after the long trip.

3. Taken or stolen, especially in a small way.

Someone pinched my pencil from my desk.

4. Made narrow or tight by being pulled in.

The shoes were too small and felt pinched on her toes.