Difference between Pinch and Nip

What is the difference between Pinch and Nip?

Pinch as a verb is to squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. while Nip as a verb is to catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

Pinch

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. To steal, usually of something almost trivial or inconsequential. To arrest or capture.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip. An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape. An organic herbal smoke additive.

Example sentence: I do have to pinch myself at times when I look back at some of the things I have achieved. I really do.

Nip

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.A nipple, usually of a woman.A playful bite.A pinch with the nails or teeth.Briskly cold weather.A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.A small cut, or a cutting off the end.A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.A biting sarcasm; a taunt. (Hugh Latimer.)A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]A pickpocket.

We hope you now know whether to use Pinch or Nip in your sentence.

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