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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NIP, v.t. [G. a nipping tool; to nip, to cut off, to pinch.]
1. To cut, bite or pinch off the end or nib, or to pinch off with the ends of the fingers. The word is used in both senses; the former is probably the true sense. Hence,
2. To cut off the end of any thing; to clip, as with a knife or scissors; as, to nip off a shoot or twig.
3. To blast; to kill or destroy the end of any thing; hence, to kill; as, the frost has nipped the corn; the leaves are nipped; the plant was nipped int he bud. Hence, to nip in the bud, is to kill or destroy in infancy or youth, or in the first stage of growth.
4. To pinch, bite or affect the extremities of any thing; as a nipping frost; hence, to pinch or bite in general; to check growth.
5. To check circulation.
When blood is nipt. [Unusual.]
6. To bite; to vex.
And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip.
7. To satirize keenly; to taunt sarcastically.
NIP, n.
1. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
2. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
3. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants; destruction by frost.
4. A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
5. A sip or small draught; as a nip of toddy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: nip, shot]
2: (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent [syn: Jap, Nip]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
4: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: chilliness, coolness, nip]
5: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
6: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch] v
1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (nipped; nipping) Etymology: Middle English nippen; akin to Middle Dutch nipen to pinch, Old Norse hnippa to prod Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points ; pinch, bite <the dog nipped his ankle> b. to pinch in (as a garment) <a dress nipped at the waist> 2. a. to sever by or as if by pinching sharply b. to destroy the growth, progress, or fulfillment of <nipped in the bud> 3. to injure or make numb with cold ; chill 4. snatch, steal 5. to defeat by a small margin intransitive verb 1. to move briskly, nimbly, or quickly 2. chiefly British to make a quick trip II. noun Date: 1549 1. something that nips: as a. archaic a sharp biting comment b. a sharp stinging cold <a nip in the air> c. a biting or pungent flavor ; tang <cheese with a nip> 2. the act of nipping ; pinch, bite 3. the region of a squeezing or crushing device (as a calender) where the rolls or jaws are closest together 4. a small portion III. noun Etymology: probably from nipperkin, a liquor container Date: circa 1796 a small quantity of liquor ; sip; also a very small bottle of liquor IV. intransitive verb (nipped; nipping) Date: 1887 to take liquor in nips ; tipple

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. sl. offens. a Japanese person. Etymology: abbr. of NIPPONESE

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (nipped, nipping) 1 tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often foll. by off) remove by pinching etc. 3 tr. (of the cold, frost, etc.) cause pain or harm to. 4 intr. (foll. by in, out, etc.) Brit. colloq. go nimbly or quickly. 5 tr. US sl. steal, snatch. --n. 1 a a pinch, a sharp squeeze. b a bite. 2 a biting cold. b a check to vegetation caused by this. Phrases and idioms: nip and tuck US neck and neck. nip in the bud suppress or destroy (esp. an idea) at an early stage. Derivatives: nipping adj. Etymology: ME, prob. of LG or Du. orig. 2. n. & v. --n. a small quantity of spirits. --v.intr. (nipped, nipping) drink spirits. Etymology: prob. abbr. of nipperkin small measure: cf. LG, Du. nippen to sip

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Nip Nip, n. 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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. 2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. The small shoots . . . must be nipped off. --Mortimer. 3. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. 4. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip. --Spenser. To nip in the bud, to cut off at the verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nips, nipping, nipped) 1. If you nip somewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short time. (BRIT INFORMAL) Should I nip out and get some groceries?... = pop VERB: no passive, V adv/prep 2. If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb. I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies... VERB: V n • Nip is also a noun. Some ants can give you a nasty nip. N-COUNT 3. A nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink. She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac. N-COUNT 4. to nip something in the bud: see bud

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe. 2. Clip, cut off, sever. 3. Blast, destroy, ruin, frost. 4. Benumb, chill. 5. Bite, vex. II. n. 1. Pinch, bite. 2. Dram, sip, drink, small draught.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A cheat. Bung nipper; a cutpurse.

Foolish Dictionary

Something bracing from without or within. When felt in the air, it's a frost. When found in a glass, a life saver.

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