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nip

(n/I/p )

a small drink of liquor(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
shot

source: wordnet30
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent(noun.person)

Synonym:
jap

source: wordnet30
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
flavor, flavour, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

source: wordnet30
the property of being moderately cold(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
chilliness, coolness

source: wordnet30
a tart spicy quality(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest

source: wordnet30
a small sharp bite or snip(noun.act)

Synonym:
pinch

source: wordnet30
A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.(noun)

source: webster1913
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.(noun)

source: webster1913

squeeze tightly between the fingers(verb.contact)

Synonym:
pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch

source: wordnet30
give a small sharp bite to(verb.contact)

Example:
The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles.

source: wordnet30
sever or remove by pinching or snipping(verb.contact)

Example:
Nip off the flowers.

Synonym:
clip, nip off, snip, snip off

source: wordnet30
To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.(verb)

source: webster1913

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