nip in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
nip in Hindi हिन्दी
nip in Maithili মৈথিলী
nip in Sindhi سنڌي
nip in English
- nip⇄expr. nip and tuck, (U.S. Informal.) so evenly matched in a race or contest that the result remains in doubt until the end.
Ex. So they had it, nip and tuck, for five miles or more (Mark Twain). - nip⇄nip (1), verb, nipped,nipping,noun.
- nip⇄nip (2), noun, verb, nipped,nipping.
- nip⇄noun a small drink, especially of alcoholic liquor.
- nip⇄noun 1. a tight squeeze; pinch; sudden bite.
Ex. The little puppy gave the child a playful nip.
2. injury caused by frost.
Ex. So have I seen some tender slip, Sav'd with care from winter's nip (Milton).
3. sharp cold; chill. - nip⇄v.i. (British Informal.) to move rapidly or nimbly.
Ex. I nipped in to see his mother today, and I couldn't look the old girl in the face (Margery Allingham). - nip⇄v.i. to take nips of alcoholic liquor.
- nip⇄v.t. to drink in nips.
- nip⇄v.t. 1. to squeeze tight and quickly; pinch; bite.
Ex. The crab nipped my toe.
2. to take off by biting, pinching, or snipping.
Ex. to nip twigs from a bush.
3. to hurt at the tips; spoil; injure.
Ex. Some of our tomato pl