nip (n.)

  1. a small drink of liquor; he poured a shot of whiskey

    [ Syn: 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 , tang ]

  4. the property of being moderately cold; the chilliness of early morning

    [ Syn: chilliness , coolness ]

  5. a tart spicy quality

    [ Syn: piquance , piquancy , piquantness , tang , tanginess , zest ]

  6. a small sharp bite or snip

    [ Syn: pinch , pinch ]

    nip (v.)

  1. squeeze tightly between the fingers; He pinched her behind; She squeezed the bottle

    [ Syn: pinch , squeeze , twinge , tweet , 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 off , clip , snip , snip off ]

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