Definitions for NIPnɪp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nipnɪp(v.; n.)nipped, nip•ping
(v.t.)to compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
to sever by pinching, biting, or snipping.
to check in development.
to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does.
to snatch away suddenly.
to steal or pilfer.
(v.i.)Chiefly Brit. to step or move nimbly.
Category: British
(n.)an act of nipping.
a biting quality, as of frosty air.
sharp cold.
a sharp or biting remark.
a biting taste or tang.
a small bit or quantity of anything; pinch; small bite.
Idioms for nip:
nip and tuck,closely contested, esp. with competitors alternately gaining advantage.
Category: Idiom
nip in the bud,to stop (something) before it can develop or mature: an ambitious project nipped in the bud.
Category: Idiom
Origin of nip:
1350–1400; ME nyppen to pinch < ON hnippa to poke, thrust
nipnɪp(n.; v.)nipped, nip•ping.
(n.)a small drink of alcoholic liquor; sip.
Category: British
Ref: Chiefly Brit. split (def. 20). 1 29
(v.i.)to drink alcoholic liquor in small sips, esp. repeatedly.
Origin of nip:
1690–1700; < D nippen to sip; (def. 2 ) short for earlier nipperkin vessel holding half-pint or less
Nipnɪp(n.; adj.)
Origin of Nip:
short for Nipponese
Princeton's WordNet
nip, shot(noun)
a small drink of liquor
"he poured a shot of whiskey"
relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang(noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
chilliness, coolness, nip(noun)
the property of being moderately cold
"the chilliness of early morning"
nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest(noun)
a tart spicy quality
nip, pinch(verb)
a small sharp bite or snip
pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch(verb)
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
nip(verb)
give a small sharp bite to
"The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off(verb)
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nip(verb)ɪp
to give a small bite
The puppy nipped me on the leg.
nipɪp
to quickly go somewhere nearby
I'll just nip out and get some milk.
Wiktionary
nip(Verb)
To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.
Why donu2019t you nip down to the groceru2019s for some milk?
Nip(Noun)
A Japanese person
Origin: Probably from a form of nipen. Cognate with nive; knipen; kneipen and kneifen, hnippa; knebti.
Webster Dictionary
Nip(noun)
a sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram
Nip(verb)
to catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon
Nip(verb)
to remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip
Nip(verb)
hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy
Nip(verb)
to vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt
Nip(noun)
a seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice
Nip(noun)
a pinch with the nails or teeth
Nip(noun)
a small cut, or a cutting off the end
Nip(noun)
a blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost
Nip(noun)
a biting sarcasm; a taunt
Nip(noun)
a short turn in a rope
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
NIP
Something bracing from without or within When felt in the air, it's a frost. When found in a glass, a life saver.
Translations for NIP
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- knyp, bytAfrikaans
- قَرْصَه، عَضَّهArabic
- захапванеBulgarian
- beliscãoPortuguese (BR)
- štípnutí, kousnutíCzech
- das KneifenGerman
- snapDanish
- τσίμπημα, δάγκωμαGreek
- pellizcoSpanish
- hammustusEstonian
- گازFarsi
- nipistysFinnish
- pincement; petit coup de dentFrench
- נְשִיכָה, צְבִיטָהHebrew
- चिकोटीHindi
- ugrizCroatian
- {0 (igével:)} belekapottHungarian
- gigitanIndonesian
- bitIcelandic
- pizzico; morsoItalian
- ひとかみJapanese
- 한 번 집기, 물기Korean
- gnybis,įkandimasLithuanian
- kodiens; kniebiensLatvian
- gigitanMalay
- kneep, beetDutch
- bitNorwegian
- uszczypnięciePolish
- ،گرفتن گازPersian
- خوړل،چك وهلPashto
- mordidelaPortuguese
- ciupitură; muşcăturăRomanian
- щипок; укусRussian
- poštípanie, uhryznutieSlovak
- uščip; ugrizSlovenian
- ugrizSerbian
- nyp, bettSwedish
- การงับThai
- hafifçe ısırma, kıstırma, çimdiklemeTurkish
- 捏，掐，咬Chinese (Trad.)
- укусUkrainian
- کاٹ، زخمUrdu
- cái cấu; cắnVietnamese
- 捏，咬Chinese (Simp.)
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