Definition of “nip”
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A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
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A nipple, usually of a woman.
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A playful bite.
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A pinch with the nails or teeth.
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Briskly cold weather.
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A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
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A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
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A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
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A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
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The place of intersection where one roll touches another in papermaking.
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A pickpocket.
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verb:
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To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
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To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
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To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
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To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
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To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.
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