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Inched
(gcide) | Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inching.]
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1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]
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He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master. --Dryden.
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2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]
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Inched
(gcide) | Inched \Inched\, a.
Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched
bridge. --Shak.
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clinched
(encz) | clinched,zajistil si Zdeněk Brož |
pinched
(encz) | pinched,scvrklý adj: broučkovápinched,vyzáblý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
squinched
(encz) | squinched, adj: |
adenoidal pinched nasal
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
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2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
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Belly-pinched
(gcide) | Belly-pinched \Bel"ly-pinched`\, a.
Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf."
--Shak.
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Bepinched
(gcide) | Bepinch \Be*pinch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepinched.]
To pinch, or mark with pinches. --Chapman.
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Cinched
(gcide) | Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cinch"ing.]
1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]
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2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for
forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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Clinched
(gcide) | Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Clinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Clinching.] [OE. clenchen,
prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D.
klinken to tinkle, rivet. See Clink.]
1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing
tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." --Dryden.
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2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch
the teeth or the first. --Swift.
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3. To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been
driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as,
to clinch a nail.
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4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to
clinch an argument. --South.
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Finched
(gcide) | Finched \Finched\, a.
Same as Finchbacked.
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Flinched
(gcide) | Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flinching.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
of the parties flinched from the combat.
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A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
accustomed to bear very rough usage without
flinching or complaining. --Locke.
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2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
attempting to give a tight croquet.
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Pinched
(gcide) | Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinching.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch;
akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin.
Cf. Piece.]
1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers,
between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an
instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two
hard bodies.
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2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]
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He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.
--Chapman.
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3. To plait. [Obs.]
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Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. --Chaucer.
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4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to
starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
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Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a
pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
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6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang]
--Robert Barr.
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7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).
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Skinched
(gcide) | Skinch \Skinch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Skinched; p. pr. &
vb. n. Skinching.] [Cf. Scant.]
To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect
a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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squinched squinting
(gcide) | closed \closed\ adj.
1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: blind]
Also See: obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen,
closed. Antonym: open.
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2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or
boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be
produced by a specific operation on other members of the
same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
open
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3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially
of doors. [Narrower terms: fastened, latched] Also See:
closed. Antonym: open.
Syn: shut, unopen.
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4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used
of mouth or eyes. Opposite of open. he sat quietly with
closed eyes [Narrower terms: blinking, winking;
compressed, tight; squinched, squinting]
Syn: shut.
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5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a
closed shop. [prenominal]
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6. closed with shutters.
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7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.
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8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.
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9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind
unreceptive to new ideas
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10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch
Syn: closed in(predicate).
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11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed
map.
Syn: folded.
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12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower
terms: buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)]
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13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or
business establishment. the airport is closed because of
the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the
town look deserted
Syn: shut down.
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clinched
(wn) | clinched
adj 1: closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist";
"his clenched (or clinched) teeth" [syn: clenched,
clinched] |
pinched
(wn) | pinched
adj 1: sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal
voice" [syn: adenoidal, pinched, nasal]
2: 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" [syn: bony, cadaverous, emaciated,
gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted]
3: not having enough money to pay for necessities [syn: {hard
up}, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p),
penniless, penurious, pinched]
4: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her
pointed shoes were killing her" |
squinched
(wn) | squinched
adj 1: having eyes half closed in order to see better;
"squinched eyes" [syn: squinched, squinting] |
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