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to nip
01
squeeze tightly between the fingers
Transitive: to nip sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
nip
3rd person singular
nips
Present participle
nipping
Past simple
nipped
Past participle
nipped
Examples
She nipped the button on the jacket to fasten it securely.
02
to give a small, quick bite
Transitive: to nip sth | to nip at sth
Examples
The puppy would nip at my heels when it got excited during playtime.
03
to take something away quickly by pinching or squeezing it with force
Transitive: to nip sth
Examples
He nipped the flower from the garden and tucked it in his pocket.
Nip
01
a small sharp bite or snip
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
nips
02
a tart spicy quality
03
the property of being moderately cold
04
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
05
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
Lexical Tree
nipper
nipping
nip
