Nip

n.	1.	A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
v. t.	1.	To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. [imp. & p. p. Nipped less properly Nipt; p. pr. & vb. n. Nipping .] May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell, Down, down, and close again, and nip me flat, If I be such a traitress. - Tennyson.
	2.	To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. The small shoots . . . must be nipped off. - Mortimer.
	3.	Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
	4.	To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip. - Spenser. To nip in the bud to cut off at the very commencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.
n.	1.	A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
	2.	A pinch with the nails or teeth.
	3.	A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
	4.	A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
	5.	A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
	6.	(Naut.) A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play.

Noun	1.	nip - a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" Synonyms: shot
	2.	Nip - a person of Japanese descent Synonyms: Jap
	3.	nip - a tart spiciness Synonyms: piquance, piquancy, tanginess, zest, tang
	4.	nip - a small drink Synonyms: sip
	5.	nip - small sharp biting Synonyms: pinch
Verb	1.	nip - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" Synonyms: pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch, squeeze
	2.	nip - give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgies always nip at her staff's ankles"
	3.	nip - sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" Synonyms: clip, nip off, snip, snip off

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