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. | |||
2. | To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. | ||||
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.
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n. | 1. | A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; | |||
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.
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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 | |
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" |
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" |