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nip

1  [nip] verb, nipped, nip⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
2. to take off by pinching, biting, or snipping (usually fol. by off): He nipped off a piece of steak and gave it to the dog.
3. to check in growth or development.
4. to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as a very cold temperature: a cold wind that nips the fingers.
5. Informal. to snatch away suddenly.
6. Informal. to defeat (an opponent) by a very close margin; edge.
7. Informal. to steal or pilfer.
8. Nautical.
a. (of ice) to press (a ship) from opposite sides.
b. to seize (a taut rope) to another rope.
–verb (used without object)
9. Chiefly British Slang. to leave stealthily; sneak away; flee (often fol. by away).
–noun
10. an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite: The dog took several nips at our heels.
11. a biting quality, as in cold or frosty air: There's a nip in the air this morning.
12. sharp cold; a sharp touch of frost: The trees had felt the first nip of winter.
13. a sharp or biting remark.
14. a biting taste or tang, esp. in some cheese.
15. a small bit or quantity of anything: a nip of bread to stave off hunger.
16. Nautical.
a. an abrupt turn or twist in a rope.
b. a part of a rope or chain bound by a seizing or nipper.
17. Usually, nips. nipper (def. 2).
—Idioms
18. nip and tuck, with each competitor equaling or closely contesting the speed, scoring, or efforts of the other: It was nip and tuck as to which sailboat would reach port first.
19. nip in the bud. bud 1 (def. 11).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME nyppe to pinch < ON hnippa to poke, thrust

Synonyms:
4. freeze, bite, pierce, cut, chill.
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nip

2  [nip] noun, verb, nipped, nip⋅ping.
–noun
1. a small drink of alcoholic liquor; sip: a person who relishes an occasional nip.
2. Chiefly British. split (def. 27).
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to drink (alcoholic liquor) in small sips, esp. repeatedly.
Origin:
1690–1700; < D nippen to sip; in def. 2, short for earlier nipperkin vessel holding half-pint or less

Nip

  [nip]
–noun, adjective Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
Japanese.
Origin:
short for Nipponese

split

  [split] verb, split, split⋅ting, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block.
3. to tear or break apart; rend or burst: The wind split the sail.
4. to divide into distinct parts or portions (often fol. by up): We split up our rations.
5. to separate (a part) by such division.
6. to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord: to split a political party.
7. to separate (a group, family, etc.) by such division.
8. to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party.
9. to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.; share: We split a bottle of wine.
10. to separate into parts by interposing something: to split an infinitive.
11. Physics, Chemistry. to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.
12. to issue additional shares of (stock) without charge to existing stockholders, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share.
13. Slang. leave; depart from: Let's split this scene.
–verb (used without object)
14. to divide, break, or part lengthwise: The board split in half.
15. to part, divide, or separate in any way (often fol. by up): The group of children split up into two teams. We'll split up here and meet later.
16. to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock.
17. to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole.
18. to part or separate, as through disagreement; sever relations: They split up after a year of marriage. He split with the company after a policy dispute.
19. to divide or share something with another or others; apportion.
20. Slang. to leave; depart.
–noun
21. the act of splitting.
22. a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting.
23. a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.
24. a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a party or organization, etc.
25. a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.
26. an ice-cream dish made from sliced fruit, usually a banana, and ice cream, and covered with syrup and nuts.
27. Also called, especially British, nip. a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6 1/2 oz. (170 to 184 g).
28. a bottle, as of soda, liquor, etc., which is half the usual size.
29. a strip split from an osier, used in basketmaking.
30. Masonry. a brick of normal length and breadth but of half normal thickness, used to give level support to a course of bricks laid over one not level.
31. Often, splits. the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances or gymnastics.
32. Bowling. an arrangement of the pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult.
33. Philately. bisect (def. 5).
34. one of the layers of leather into which a skin is cut.
35. the act of splitting a stock.
–adjective
36. that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
37. disunited; divided: a split opinion.
38. (of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point.
39. (of a stock) having undergone a split.
—Idioms
40. split hairs. hair (def. 11).
41. split the difference. difference (def. 13).
Origin:
1570–80; 1950–55 for def. 13; < D splitten; akin to splijten, G spleissen to split

Related forms:
split⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
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nip 1   (nĭp)   
v.   nipped, nip·ping, nips

v.   tr.

  1. To seize and pinch or bite: The fish nipped the wader's toe.

  2. To remove or sever by pinching or snipping: nipped off the plant leaf.

  3. To bite or sting with the cold; chill.

  4. To check or cut off the growth or development of: a conspiracy that was nipped in the bud by the police. See Synonyms at blast.

  5. Slang

    1. To snatch up hastily.

    2. To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.

v.   intr. Chiefly British
To move quickly; dart.
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.

    1. A pinch or snip that cuts off or removes a small part: He gave a small nip to each corner of the cloth.

    2. The small bit or portion so removed: There were nips of construction paper all over the child's table.

    3. A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.

    4. Severely sharp cold or frost.

    1. A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.

    2. Severely sharp cold or frost.

  4. A cutting remark.

  5. A sharp, biting flavor; a tang: the nip of Mexican salsa.


[Middle English nippen, perhaps from Middle Dutch nipen.]
nip 2   (nĭp)   
n.  A small amount of liquor.
v.   nipped, nip·ping, nips

v.   tr.
To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts: had been nipping brandy.
v.   intr.
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor: nips all day long.

[Probably short for nipperkin, of Dutch or Low German origin.]
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Slang Dictionary
nip

  1. n.
    a small, quick drink of liquor. : Here, have a nip of this stuff.
  2. in.
    to take small drinks of liquor periodically. (See also nipped.) : After nipping all day, Fred was pretty well stewed by dinnertime.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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split

  1. in.
    to leave. : Look at the clock. Time to split.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Word Origin & History

nip  (v.)
"to pinch sharply, to bite," 1393, related to M.L.G. nipen "to nip," Du. nijpen, but the exact evolution of the stem is obscure. The noun is attested from 1551. Nipper "small boy" (1859) was originally (1535) a pickpocket who "pinched" other people's property. To nip (something) in the bud in the fig. sense is first recorded 1606. Nip and tuck "a close thing" is recorded from 1832, perhaps from sailing or tailoring. Nippy in ref. to a "biting" chill in the air is first recorded 1898.

nip  (n.)
"small measure of spirits," 1796, shortening of nipperkin (1671) "quantity of liquor of a half pint or less," possibly of Du. or Low Ger. origin and related to nip (v.).

split  (v.)
1590, from M.Du. splitten, from P.Gmc. *spl(e)it- (cf. Dan., Fris. splitte, O.Fris. splita, Ger. spleißen "to split"), from PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). Meaning "leave, depart" first recorded 1954, U.S. slang. Of couples, "to separate, divorce" from 1942. To split the difference is from 1715; to split (one's) ticket in the U.S. political sense is attested from 1842. The acrobatic feat first so called in 1861. Meaning "sweet dish of sliced fruit with ice cream" is attested from 1920, Amer.Eng. Splitting image "exact likeness" is from 1880. Split screen is from 1953; split shift is from 1955; split personality first attested 1919. Split-level as a type of building plan is recorded from 1952. Split-second first attested 1884, in ref. to a type of stopwatch with two second hands that could be stopped independently; adj. meaning "occurring in a fraction of a second" is from 1946.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

split

A proportionate increase in the number of shares of outstanding stock without a corresponding increase in assets or in funds available, as would be the case in a new stock offering or in an acquisition that uses stock as payment. Essentially, a firm splits its stock to reduce the market price and make the shares attractive to a larger pool of investors, although it is questionable if the firm's stockholders actually benefit from a split because share prices are reduced proportionately with the increase in shares outstanding. A 4-for-1 split would result in an owner of 100 shares receiving 300 additional shares, or an after-split total of 4 shares for every 1 share owned before the split. Compare reverse stock split. Also called split up, stock split.

Case Study

In April 1996, directors of the Coca-Cola Company approved a 2-for-1 split, the firm's fourth stock split in a decade. The announcement stated that trading in the split shares would begin on May 13, approximately a month after the split was announced. Shares of the firm's common stock fell by $1.25 with the announcement. Shareholders of Coca-Cola could expect that the stock price would decrease by half when the securities commenced trading on a post-split basis. A stock split results in additional shares of ownership without a corresponding change in total income or assets. All per-share financial statistics decline in proportion to the size of the split. Thus, a 2-for-1 split results in twice the outstanding shares, each with half the book value and half the earnings as prior to the split. In general, stock splits create more paper but not more value for shareholders, because the market value of the stock can be expected to fall in proportion to the size of the split. A stock trading at $60 per share just prior to a 4-for-1 split should trade at approximately $15 per share following the split. Academic research investigating how or when investors can profitably invest in stock split situations offers mixed results. Some research indicates that trading stock just prior to a split may create unusual profit opportunities. One well-known study finds that unusual returns can be earned in the days before and after the announcement, but not on the date of the actual split. Other research indicates investors will earn unusually low returns by investing in stock in the year or two following a split. This variability of results means the individual investors cannot expect to earn unusual profits by purchasing a stock just prior to or following a split. By the time a split occurs, any unusual profit opportunity has already passed.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: split
Function: adjective
1 : divided into portions, parts, or fragments split trial> split stock>
2 : divided by or in opinion split court> split decision>
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: split
Pronunciation: 'split
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: split; split·ting
: to divide or break down (achemical compound) into constituents <split a fat into glycerol and fatty acids>; also : to remove by such separation <split off carbon dioxide>
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Medical Dictionary

split (splĭt)
v. split, split·ting, splits

  1. To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow; tear.

  2. To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend.

  3. To separate; disunite.

  4. To break apart or divide a chemical compound into simpler constituents.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
NIP
National Immunization Program
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