Nip - Definition
nip
n 1: a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
[syn: nip, shot]
2: (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese
descent [syn: Jap, Nip]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
4: the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of
early morning" [syn: chilliness, coolness, nip]
5: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy,
piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
6: a small sharp bite or snip [syn: nip, pinch]
v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch,
squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]
2: give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at
her staff's ankles"
3: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the
flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off]