small indefinite quantity vs pinch

pinch vs small indefinite quantity

small indefinite quantity and pinch both are nouns.

small indefinite quantity is not a verb while pinch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
small indefinite quantity	Yes	No	No	No
pinch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pinch is a hyponym of small indefinite quantity; that is, pinch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than small indefinite quantity:

small indefinite quantity: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
pinch: a slight but appreciable amount

Other hyponyms of small indefinite quantity include helping, portion, serving, mouthful, taste, crumb, dab, splash, splatter, bit, spot, hair's-breadth, hair, hairsbreadth, whisker, modicum, scattering, sprinkling, shoe string, shoestring, spray, spraying, nose, step, stone's throw, little, schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik, shade, tad, lower limit, minimum, morsel, handful, smattering, couple, drib, driblet, drop, dollop, dreg, diddley, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddly, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit, squat, nip, shot, hint, suggestion, tint, trace, iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit, tot, hint, jot, mite, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch.

small indefinite quantity (noun)	pinch (noun)
an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude	a squeeze with the fingers
	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

small indefinite quantity (verb)	pinch (verb)
	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
	squeeze tightly between the fingers
	make ridges into by pinching together
	cut the top off
	make off with belongings of others

Difference between small indefinite quantity and pinch

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