steal vs pinch

steal and pinch both are nouns.

steal and pinch both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of steal 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.

steal (noun)	pinch (noun)
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)	a squeeze with the fingers
an advantageous purchase	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

steal (verb)	pinch (verb)
steal a base	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
move stealthily	squeeze tightly between the fingers
take without the owner's consent	make ridges into by pinching together
	cut the top off
	make off with belongings of others

Difference between steal and pinch

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