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Meaning
Verb
●
To
catch
and
enclose
or
compress
tightly
between two
surfaces
, or
points
which are
brought
together or
closed
; to
pinch
; to
close in
upon.
●
To
remove
by
pinching
,
biting
, or
cutting
with two
meeting
edges
of anything; to clip.
●
To
benumb
[e.g;
cheeks
,
fingers
,
nose
] by
severe
cold.
●
To
blast
, as by
frost
; to
check
the growth or
vigor
of; to destroy.
●
To
annoy
, as by nipping.
●
To taunt.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
squeeze
or pinch.
●
In British English & Thieves' cant:
To
steal
; especially to
cut
a purse.
●
To
affect
[one]
painfully
; to cause physical pain.'
⚠️
To have
erect
nipples.
●
To make a
quick
,
short
journey
or
errand
, usually a round trip.
Noun
●
A
playful
bite.
●
A
pinch
with the
nails
or teeth.
●
Briskly
cold
weather.
●
A
seizing
or
closing in
upon; a pinching
●
A small
cut
, or a
cutting off
the end.
●
In Mining:
A
more or less
gradual
thinning out
of a stratum.
●
A
blast
; a
killing
of the
ends
of
plants
by frost.
●
A
biting
sarcasm
; a taunt.
●
In Nautical:
A
short
turn in
a rope.
●
The place of
intersection
where one
roll
touches
another
●
In British English & Thieves' cant:
A pickpocket.
●
A small
quantity
of something
edible
or a
potable
liquor.
⚠️
A
nipple
, usually of a woman.
●
In Canadian English:
A hamburger.
🤬
A Japanese person.
●
Abbreviation of
non-native
invasive
plant.
●
In British English:
Abbreviation of
notice
of
intended
prosecution.
Adj
🤬
Japanese.
●
Abbreviation
of new
in package.
Name
●
Abbreviation of National Immunization Program.
Sourced from
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Origin
nip
English
nippen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Steal
Gnip
Knip
Pickpocket
Nibble
Drink
A Little Of The Creature
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Rhymes
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