pinch vs prune

pinch and prune both are nouns.

pinch and prune both are verbs.

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

As verbs, prune is a hypernym of pinch; that is, prune is a word with a broader meaning than pinch:

pinch: cut the top off
prune: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

Other hypernyms of pinch include clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, snip, trim.

pinch (noun)	prune (noun)
a squeeze with the fingers	dried plum
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
a small sharp bite or snip
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
a slight but appreciable amount
an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
a painful or straitened circumstance

pinch (verb)	prune (verb)
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
squeeze tightly between the fingers	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
make ridges into by pinching together
cut the top off
make off with belongings of others

Difference between pinch and prune

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