nip in English dictionary

  • nip

    Meanings and definitions of "nip"

    • A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
    • (vulgar) A nipple, usually of a woman.
    • 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.
    • 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.)
    • (nautical) A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]
    • (historical slang) A pickpocket.
    • To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.
    • noun
      (vulgar)
      A nipple, usually of a woman.
    • noun
      A playful bite.
    • noun
      A pinch with the nails or teeth.
    • noun
      Briskly cold weather.
    • noun
      A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
    • noun
      A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
    • noun
      A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
    • noun
      A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      A short turn in a rope.
    • noun
      (papermaking)
      The place of intersection where one roll touches another
    • noun
      (historical slang)
      A pickpocket.
    • noun
      A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
    • verb
      To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
    • verb
      To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
    • verb
      To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
    • verb
      To annoy, as by nipping
    • verb
      To taunt.
    • verb
      (Scotland, Northern England)
      To squeeze or pinch.
    • verb
      To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
    • noun
      a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
    • noun
      a small sharp bite or snip
    • noun
      a tart spicy quality
    • noun
      the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
    • noun
      the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
    • verb
      give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
    • verb
      sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"
    • verb
      squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

    Synonyms of "nip" in English dictionary

    piquance, Japanese, pinch are the top synonyms of "nip" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of nip

    • nip ( plural  nips)
    • nip ( third-person singular simple present nips, present participle nipping, simple past and past participle nipped)
    • nip (plural nips)
    • nip (third-person singular simple present nips, present participle nipping, simple past and past participle nipped)
  • NIP

    Meanings and definitions of "nip"

    • adjective
      New in package
    • noun
      Non-native invasive plant.
    • proper
      (US)
      National Immunization Program

    Grammar and declension of nip

    • NIP (not comparable)
    • NIP (plural NIPs)
  • Nip

    Meanings and definitions of "nip"

    • (slang, offensive) A Japanese person
    • noun
      (slang, offensive, ethnic slur)
      A Japanese person.
    • noun
      (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

    Synonyms of "nip" in English dictionary

    Another word for "nip" in the English thesaurus is Jap.

    • Jap

      (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

    Grammar and declension of nip

    • Nip (plural Nips)

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