pinch vs lift

pinch and lift both are nouns.

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

As verbs, pinch and lift are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pinch include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe.

pinch (noun)	lift (noun)
a squeeze with the fingers	the act of raising something
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)	plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
a small sharp bite or snip	the act of giving temporary assistance
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action	a ride in a car
a slight but appreciable amount	transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed	lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
a painful or straitened circumstance	a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
	one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
	a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
	the event of something being raised upward
	a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
	the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

pinch (verb)	lift (verb)
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear	perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
squeeze tightly between the fingers	remove from a surface
make ridges into by pinching together	put an end to
cut the top off	remove (hair) by scalping
make off with belongings of others	rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
	invigorate or heighten
	raise in rank or condition
	remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
	take off or away by decreasing
	cancel officially
	call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
	make audible
	take hold of something and move it to a different location
	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
	take (root crops) out of the ground
	fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
	raise from a lower to a higher position
	move upwards
	move upward
	make off with belongings of others
	take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
	pay off (a mortgage)
	take illegally
	rise up