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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 followed 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.
EXPANDInformal. to snatch away suddenly.
6.
Informal. to defeat (an opponent) by a very close margin; edge.
7.
Informal. to steal or pilfer.
8.
COLLAPSENautical.
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 followed by away).
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Nip and tuck
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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noun
Idioms10.
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.
EXPANDa biting taste or tang, especially in some cheese.
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. bud1 (def. 11).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English nyppe to pinch < Old Norse hnippa to poke, thrust
1350–1400; Middle English nyppe to pinch < Old Norse hnippa to poke, thrust
Synonyms
4. freeze, bite, pierce, cut, chill.
4. freeze, bite, pierce, cut, chill.
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Word Origin & History
nip
"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.).
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Cultural Dictionary
nip and tuck definition
Closely contested; neck and neck: “It was nip and tuck there for a while, but our team finally pulled through.”
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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nip and tuck definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
nip and tuck
Very close so that the advantage or lead of competitors keeps shifting, as in It was nip and tuck whether they would deal with the bill before Congress adjourned. The precise allusion in this term has been lost. [Early 1800s] Also see neck and neck.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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