grip vs pinch

grip and pinch both are nouns.

grip and pinch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grip	Yes	No	Yes	No
pinch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pinch is a hyponym of grip; that is, pinch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grip:

grip: hold fast or firmly
pinch: squeeze tightly between the fingers

Other hyponyms of grip include bite, seize with teeth, nip, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch.

grip (noun)	pinch (noun)
the act of grasping	a squeeze with the fingers
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it	a small sharp bite or snip
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place	a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
an intellectual hold or understanding	a slight but appreciable amount
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made	an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)	a painful or straitened circumstance

grip (verb)	pinch (verb)
hold fast or firmly	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match	squeeze tightly between the fingers
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe	make ridges into by pinching together
	cut the top off
	make off with belongings of others

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