nipped
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.
Informal. to snatch away suddenly.
verb (used without object)
9.
Chiefly British Slang. to leave stealthily; sneak away; flee (often followed by away ).
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noun
Idioms 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, 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.
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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noun
1.
a small drink of alcoholic liquor; sip: a person who relishes an occasional nip.
2.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to drink (alcoholic liquor) in small sips, especially repeatedly.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Dutch nippen to sip; in def. 2, short for earlier nipperkin vessel holding half-pint or less
1690–1700; < Dutch nippen to sip; in def. 2, short for earlier nipperkin vessel holding half-pint or less
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nip1 (nɪp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to catch or tightly compress, as between a finger and the thumb; pinch |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | to give a small sharp bite (to): the dog nipped at his heels |
| 4. | (esp of the cold) to affect with a stinging sensation |
| 5. | to harm through cold: the frost nipped the young plants |
| 6. | to check or destroy the growth of (esp in the phrase nip in the bud) |
| 7. | slang to steal |
| 8. | informal (Brit) (intr; |
| 9. | slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) to snatch |
| —n | |
| 10. | the act of nipping; a pinch, snip, etc |
| 11. | a. a frosty or chilly quality |
| b. severe frost or cold: the first nip of winter | |
| 12. | a small piece or quantity: he went out for a nip of fresh air |
| 13. | a sharp flavour or tang |
| 14. | archaic a taunting remark |
| 15. | nip and tuck |
| a. chiefly (US), (Canadian) neck and neck | |
| b. informal plastic surgery performed for cosmetic reasons | |
| 16. | slang (Austral), (NZ) put the nips in to exert pressure on someone, esp in order to extort money |
| [C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hnippa to prod] | |
| nip2 (nɪp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small drink of spirits; dram |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) a measure of spirits usually equal to one sixth of a gill |
| —vb , nips, nipping, nipped | |
| 3. | to drink (spirits), esp habitually in small amounts |
| [C18: shortened from nipperkin a vessel holding a half-pint or less, of uncertain origin; compare Dutch nippen to sip] | |
| Nip (nɪp) | |
| —n | |
| slang a derogatory word for a Japanese | |
| [C20: short for Nipponese] | |
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Word Origin & History
nip
"to pinch sharply, to bite," late 14c., related to M.L.G. nipen "to nip," Du. nijpen, but the exact evolution of the stem is obscure. Related: Nipped; nipping. The noun is attested from 1550s. To nip (something) in the bud in the figurative sense is first recorded c.1600. Nip and tuck "a close thing"
is recorded from 1832, perhaps from sailing or tailoring.
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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