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nip

/nɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Nip means: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.

Synonyms for nip32

noun, as in the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

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

noun, as in a tart spicy quality

piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest

noun, as in the property of being moderately cold

chilliness, coolness

noun, as in (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

Jap

noun, as in a small drink of liquor

shot

noun, as in a small sharp bite or snip

pinch

verb, as in squeeze tightly between the fingers

pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch

verb, as in sever or remove by pinching or snipping

nip off, clip, snip, snip off

also used for nip

nibble, a little of the creature, dram, snifter, slug, tot

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What does nip mean?9

noun

1

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

2

a tart spicy quality

3

the property of being moderately cold“the chilliness of early morning”

4

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

5

a small drink of liquor“he poured a shot of whiskey”

6

a small sharp bite or snip

verb

1

squeeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”

2

sever or remove by pinching or snipping“nip off the flowers”

3

give a small sharp bite to“The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nip?22

two syllables

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Nip in a sentence

  • If we stick together, we can nip this nonsense in the bud.deniko
  • We have to nip this problem in the bud before it gets any worse.darinmex
  • Algeria needs to nip this problem in the bud.Amastan
  • I'm going to nip into the post office on the way home.sundown
  • I'll nip into the post office on the way home.sundown
  • You need to nip this in the bud right now.CK
  • Yanni needs to nip that in the bud.Amastan
  • We need to nip this in the bud.CK

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Forms of nip

as a noun

plural
nips

as a verb

past tense
nipped
present participle
nipping
third-person singular
nips
past participle
nipped