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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nip \Nip\, n. [LG. & D. nippen to sip; akin to Dan. nippe, G. nippen.] A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nip \Nip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. knebti.] 1. To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. [1913 Webster] May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell, Down, down, and close again, and nip me flat, If I be such a traitress. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. [1913 Webster] The small shoots . . . must be nipped off. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. [1913 Webster] 4. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt. [1913 Webster] And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] {To nip in the bud}, to cut off at the very commencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Nip \Nip\, n. 1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice. [1913 Webster] 2. A pinch with the nails or teeth. [1913 Webster] 3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end. [1913 Webster] 4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. [1913 Webster] 5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope. [1913 Webster] {Nip and tuck}, a phrase signifying equality in a contest; as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play. [Low, U.S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: nip n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey" [syn: {nip}, {shot}] 2: (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent [syn: {Jap}, {Nip}] 3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor}, {savour}, {smack}, {nip}, {tang}] 4: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" [syn: {chilliness}, {coolness}, {nip}] 5: a tart spicy quality [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {piquantness}, {tang}, {tanginess}, {zest}] 6: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: {nip}, {pinch}] v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}] 2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" 3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: {nip}, {nip off}, {clip}, {snip}, {snip off}]