'Nip' definitions:
Definition of 'nip'
From: WordNet
noun
A small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: nip, shot]
noun
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent [syn: Jap, Nip]
noun
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
noun
The property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: chilliness, coolness, nip]
noun
noun
A small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch]
verb
Squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]
verb
Give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
verb
Definition of 'Nip'
From: GCIDE
- Nip \Nip\, n.
- 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. [1913 Webster]
- Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play. [Low, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nip'
From: GCIDE
- Nip \Nip\, n. [LG. & D. nippen to sip; akin to Dan. nippe, G. nippen.] A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nip'
From: GCIDE
- Nip \Nip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nipped, less properly Nipt; p. pr. & vb. n. Nipping.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. knebti.]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. [1913 Webster]
- The small shoots . . . must be nipped off. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. [1913 Webster]
- And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- To nip in the bud, to cut off at the very commencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nip'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviate,
- abduct,
- abridge,
- abscind,
- absolute zero,
- abstract,
- acute pain,
- adhere to,
- afflict,
- agonize,
- ail,
- algidity,
- amputate,
- and,
- annex,
- annihilate,
- approach,
- appropriate,
- arrest,
- bag,
- balk,
- ball the jack,
- ban,
- bar,
- barrel,
- bear hug,
- benumb,
- beverage,
- bib,
- bite,
- bite the tongue,
- bitterness,
- blast,
- blast-freeze,
- bleakness,
- blight,
- bob,
- boil down,
- bolus,
- boom,
- boost,
- booze,
- boring pain,
- borrow,
- bowl along,
- breeze,
- breeze along,
- briskness,
- brush,
- bumper,
- burn,
- cabbage,
- capsulize,
- carry off,
- center,
- centralize,
- chafe,
- champ,
- charley horse,
- chaw,
- check,
- chew,
- chill,
- chilliness,
- chip,
- chomp,
- clamp,
- clamping,
- clamping down,
- clasp,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- clinging,
- clip,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- clout,
- clutch,
- cold,
- coldness,
- come together,
- compress,
- compression,
- concenter,
- concentralize,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- congeal,
- contract,
- converge,
- convulse,
- cool,
- coolness,
- coolth,
- cop,
- cramp,
- cramps,
- crib,
- crick,
- crispness,
- crop,
- crucify,
- crumb,
- crush,
- cryogenics,
- cryology,
- cud,
- cull,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut along,
- cut away,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off,
- cut off short,
- cut out,
- cut short,
- darting pain,
- dash,
- dash off,
- death grip,
- decrease in temperature,
- defraud,
- dig out,
- dispose of,
- distress,
- do away with,
- dock,
- dose,
- draft,
- drain the cup,
- dram,
- drench,
- drink,
- drink bottoms-up,
- drink deep,
- drink hard,
- drink off,
- drink up,
- drop,
- elide,
- eliminate,
- embezzle,
- embrace,
- end,
- ensphere,
- enucleate,
- epitomize,
- eradicate,
- except,
- excise,
- exclude,
- excruciate,
- extinguish,
- extirpate,
- extort,
- fall in with,
- fester,
- filch,
- finish,
- finish off,
- firm hold,
- fix,
- fleet,
- flit,
- fly,
- fly low,
- follow strong drink,
- foot,
- foothold,
- footing,
- foreshorten,
- freeze,
- freeze solid,
- freeze to,
- freezing point,
- freshness,
- fret,
- frigidity,
- frost,
- frostbite,
- frostiness,
- frustrate,
- fulgurant pain,
- funnel,
- gall,
- gargle,
- gelidity,
- get rid of,
- ginger,
- girdle pain,
- give pain,
- glaciate,
- glacify,
- gnash,
- gnaw,
- gnawing,
- go fast,
- go through,
- gob,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- grate,
- grind,
- grip,
- gripe,
- griping,
- grog,
- gulp,
- guts,
- guzzle,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- harrow,
- hasten,
- hasten off,
- highball,
- hitch,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold tight,
- hook,
- hotfoot,
- hotness,
- hug,
- hurry away,
- hurt,
- hustle,
- ice,
- iciness,
- imbibe,
- inclemency,
- inflame,
- inflict pain,
- intense cold,
- intersect,
- iron grip,
- irritate,
- isolate,
- jigger,
- jolt,
- jumping pain,
- keenness,
- keep hold of,
- kick,
- kidnap,
- kill,
- kill by inches,
- kink,
- knock back,
- knock off,
- lacerate,
- lancinating pain,
- lap,
- lap up,
- libation,
- lift,
- light out,
- liquor up,
- liveliness,
- lop,
- low temperature,
- make away with,
- make knots,
- make off with,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- meet,
- morceau,
- morsel,
- mouthful,
- mow,
- munch,
- mutilate,
- nab,
- nail,
- narrow the gap,
- never let go,
- nibble,
- nick,
- nip off,
- nippiness,
- numb,
- outstrip the wind,
- pain,
- palm,
- pang,
- pare,
- paroxysm,
- patch,
- peel,
- peg,
- penetrate,
- pepperiness,
- pick out,
- pierce,
- pilfer,
- pinch,
- poach,
- poll,
- pollard,
- portion,
- potation,
- potion,
- pour it on,
- press,
- pressure,
- prick,
- prolong the agony,
- prune,
- pull,
- punch,
- purchase,
- purloin,
- put paid to,
- put to torture,
- quaff,
- quick-freeze,
- quid,
- raciness,
- rack,
- rankle,
- rasp,
- rawness,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- refreeze,
- refrigerate,
- regelate,
- relish,
- retrench,
- rigor,
- rip,
- root out,
- round,
- round of drinks,
- rub,
- rule out,
- run,
- run away with,
- run together,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scamper off,
- scorch,
- scrap,
- scrounge,
- seizure,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- severity,
- shanghai,
- sharp air,
- sharp pain,
- sharpness,
- shave,
- shear,
- shiver,
- shoot,
- shooting,
- shooting pain,
- shoplift,
- shorten,
- shot,
- shred,
- sip,
- sizzle,
- skim,
- skin out,
- slaughter,
- sliver,
- slug,
- slurp,
- smithereen,
- snap,
- snappiness,
- snare,
- snatch,
- snick,
- snifter,
- snip,
- snippet,
- snitch,
- snort,
- snub,
- soak,
- spasm,
- speed,
- spice,
- spiciness,
- splinter,
- spot,
- squeeze,
- squeezing,
- stab,
- stabbing pain,
- stamp out,
- steal,
- stick to,
- sting,
- stitch,
- storm along,
- strike off,
- strip,
- strip off,
- stunt,
- suck,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- sup,
- swallow,
- sweep,
- swig,
- swill,
- swindle,
- swipe,
- synopsize,
- tag,
- take,
- take in,
- take off,
- take out,
- tang,
- tanginess,
- tank up,
- taper,
- tatter,
- tear,
- tear along,
- tear off,
- tear out,
- telescope,
- thieve,
- thrill,
- throes,
- throttle,
- thunder along,
- thwart,
- tight grip,
- tighten,
- tightening,
- tipple,
- to,
- toehold,
- tope,
- tormen,
- torment,
- torture,
- toss down,
- toss off,
- tot,
- trim,
- truncate,
- tweak,
- twinge,
- twist,
- twitch,
- unite,
- wad up,
- walk off with,
- wet,
- whip off,
- whisk,
- whiz,
- whiz off,
- wipe out,
- wound,
- wrench,
- wring,
- zest,
- zestfulness,
- zing,
- zip,
- zoom