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Definition of 'nip'Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- I’ll just take a nip of that cake.
- He had a nip of whiskey.
Synonyms
* nibble (of food)
* See also
Etymology 2
Diminutive of nipple .
Noun
( en-noun)
(vulgar) A nipple, usually of a woman.
Etymology 3
Probably from a form of (etyl) nipen. Cognate with (etyl) ; (etyl) knebti.
Verb
(nipp)
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
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To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
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To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
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Noun
( en-noun)
A playful bite.
- The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip .
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Briskly cold weather.
- There is a nip''' in the air. It is '''nippy outside.
* 1915 , :
- The day had only just broken, and there was a nip in the air; but the sky was cloudless, and the sun was shining yellow.
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.
(nautical) A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]
The place of intersection where one roll touches another in papermaking.
A pickpocket.
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Derived terms
* nip and tuck
* nip in the bud
Etymology 4
Verb
( nipp)
To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.
- Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?
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