Word Meaning

nip definition and meaning

n. A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
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.
v. t. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
v. t. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
v. t. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
n. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
n. A pinch with the nails or teeth.
n. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
n. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
n. A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
n. A short turn in a rope.

Crossword clues for nip

- Bite
- Bite lightly
- Bite sharply
- Brandy measure
- Cosmetic surgery, ... and tuck
- Dram
- Halt, ... in the bud
- Little drink from juniper
- Measure of spirits
- Pinch
- Pinch a bit of whisky?
- Pinch lightly
- Pinch sharply
- Pinch some parsnips
- Playful bite
- Sharp bite
- Sharp coldness
- Shot
- Shot of alcohol
- Shot of spirits
- Small drink of brandy
- Take a small bite
- Whisky measure