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Meaning of 'nip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nip [ n.]
- A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- 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.
- A short turn in a rope.
2 . Nip [ v. t.]
- To catch and inclose 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.
- Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.

Meaning of 'nip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nip [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a small drink of liquor
Example in sentence:
  • he poured a shot of whiskey
Meaning (2):
- the property of being moderately cold
Example in sentence:
  • the chilliness of early morning
3 . nip [ v]
Meaning (3):
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
Example in sentence:
  • He pinched her behind;
  • She squeezed the bottle
Meaning (4):
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
Example in sentence:
  • nip off the flowers
Meaning (5):
- give a small sharp bite to
Example in sentence:
  • The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles

Nearby Words:

nipped nipper nipperkin nippers nipping nippingly nippitate nippitato nipple nipplewort

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