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1. nip - verb

· squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

Synonym(s): pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch

Hypernym(s): grip




2. nip - verb

· give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"

Hypernym(s): bite, seize_with_teeth




3. nip - verb

· sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers"

Synonym(s): nip_off, clip, snip, snip_off

Hypernym(s): cut




4. nipping - adjective

· capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

Synonym(s): barbed, biting, pungent, mordacious




5. nipping - adjective

· pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"

Synonym(s): crisp, frosty, nippy, snappy





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