pinched lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold "emaciated bony hands" "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys" "eyes were haggard and cavernous" "small pinched faces" "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
• sounding as if the nose were pinched "a whining nasal voice"
• as if squeezed uncomfortably tight "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
• not having enough money to pay for necessities
• showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering "looking careworn as she bent over her mending" "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness" "that raddled but still noble face" "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome you..."
• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
• a squeeze with the fingers
• a small sharp bite or snip
• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
• a slight but appreciable amount "this dish could use a touch of garlic"