nip
nip
- n a small drink of liquor
- n (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
- n the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- n the property of being moderately cold
- n a tart spicy quality
- n a small sharp bite or snip
- v squeeze tightly between the fingers
- v give a small sharp bite to
The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles - v sever or remove by pinching or snipping
nip off the flowers
- The protesters nip after the governor because he had proposed dramatic reforms that did not take place .
- With a snip here and a nip there, makeover shows tap into the belief that changing how you look can change who you are.
- India's Muslim leaders announced that they will soon create a new body that will monitor the passing of fatwas in the country, in a bid to preserve that influence, and nip the .