Overview of noun nip

The noun nip has 6 senses

• nip, shot -- (a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey")


• Jap, Nip -- ((offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent)


• relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang -- (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)


• chilliness, coolness, nip -- (the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning")


• nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest -- (a tart spicy quality)


• nip, pinch -- (a small sharp bite or snip)

Overview of verb nip

The verb nip has 3 senses

• pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle")


• nip -- (give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles")


• nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off -- (sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers")