turn up vs pinch

pinch vs turn up

turn up is not a noun while pinch is a noun.

turn up and pinch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn up	No	No	Yes	No
pinch	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

turn up: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
pinch: make ridges into by pinching together

Other hyponyms of turn up include pleat, plicate, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, ruffle, tuck, crimp, cross, collapse.

turn up (noun)	pinch (noun)
	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

turn up (verb)	pinch (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	squeeze tightly between the fingers
find by digging in the ground	make ridges into by pinching together
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining	cut the top off
be shown or be found to be	make off with belongings of others

Difference between turn up and pinch

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