pinch vs riser

pinch

noun
  • A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc. 

  • A close compression of anything with the fingers. 

  • 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. 

  • A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament. 

  • The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass. 

  • The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. 

  • An arrest. 

verb
  • To squeeze between two objects. 

  • Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots. 

  • To arrest or capture. 

  • To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger. 

  • To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter. 

  • To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. 

  • To steal, usually something inconsequential. 

  • To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve. 

  • To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. 

  • To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield. 

  • To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. 

  • To seize; to grip; to bite. 

riser

noun
  • A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something. 

  • a reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling. 

  • A Manx cat with a showable short tail. 

  • A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft. 

  • A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines. 

  • A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water). 

  • Someone or something which rises. 

  • The main body of a bow. 

  • The vertical part of a step on a staircase. 

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