rip vs pinch

rip and pinch both are nouns.

rip and pinch both are verbs.

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

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

rip: take without the owner's consent
pinch: make off with belongings of others

Other hyponyms of rip include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.

rip (noun)	pinch (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something	a squeeze with the fingers
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart	a small sharp bite or snip
a dissolute man in fashionable society	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

rip (verb)	pinch (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
tear or be torn violently	squeeze tightly between the fingers
cut (wood) along the grain	make ridges into by pinching together
move precipitously or violently	cut the top off
take without the owner's consent	make off with belongings of others

Difference between rip and pinch

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