French Meaning of nip

pincer

Other French words related to pincer

Definitions and Meaning of nip in English

Wordnet

nip (n)

a small drink of liquor

(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

the property of being moderately cold

a tart spicy quality

a small sharp bite or snip

Wordnet

nip (v)

squeeze tightly between the fingers

give a small sharp bite to

sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Webster

nip (n.)

A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.

A pinch with the nails or teeth.

A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

A short turn in a rope.

Webster

nip (v. t.)

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

To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.

Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.

To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.

FAQs About the word nip

pincer

a small drink of liquor, (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent, the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mout

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