Words that rhyme with nip

• blip 0
  n 1: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales" 2: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: blip, pip, radar target]
• chip 0
  n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap] 2: a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line 3: a piece of dried bovine dung [syn: chip, cow chip, cow dung, buffalo chip] 4: a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat [syn: chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip] 5: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something [syn: check, chip] 6: a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling [syn: chip, poker chip] 7: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip] 8: (golf) a low running approach shot [syn: chip, chip shot] 9: the act of chipping something [syn: chip, chipping, splintering] v 1: break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped" [syn: chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off] 2: cut a nick into [syn: nick, chip] 3: play a chip shot 4: form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone" 5: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" [syn: chip, knap, cut off, break off]
• clip 0
  n 1: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun [syn: cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine] 2: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" [syn: time, clip] 3: any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together 4: an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress 5: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping, snip] 6: a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear" v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off] 2: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip] 3: attach with a clip; "clip the papers together" [ant: unclip] 4: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back] 5: terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries" [syn: clip, curtail, cut short]
• dip 0
  n 1: a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road" 2: (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon [syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, inclination] 3: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places [syn: pickpocket, cutpurse, dip] 4: tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped 5: a brief immersion 6: a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall] 7: a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow 8: a brief swim in water [syn: dip, plunge] 9: a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" [syn: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse] 2: dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce" [syn: dunk, dip] 3: go down momentarily; "Prices dipped" 4: stain an object by immersing it in a liquid 5: take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" 6: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: dim, dip] 7: lower briefly; "She dipped her knee" 8: appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" [syn: dip, sink] 9: slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river" 10: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip, douse, duck] 11: place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax 12: immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep" 13: plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket" 14: scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
• drip 0
  n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip, trickle, dribble] 2: the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him" [syn: drip, dripping] 3: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) [syn: drip, drip mold, drip mould] v 1: fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet" 2: let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" [syn: dribble, drip, drop]
• equip 0
  v 1: provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: equip, fit, fit out, outfit] 2: provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"
• flip 0
  adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip] n 1: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip] 2: hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg 3: a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over" 4: the act of flipping a coin [syn: flip, toss] 5: a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water 6: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip] v 1: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: flip, toss] 2: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip, switch] 3: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff] 4: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: flip, twitch] 5: cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flip, flick] 6: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch] 7: move with a flick or light motion 8: turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: flip, flip over, turn over] 9: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way; "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University" [syn: flip, flip out] 10: go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: flip, flip out] 11: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip- flop]
• gip 0
  v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
• grip 0
  n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold] 2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip, hold] 3: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase] 4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: grip, traction, adhesive friction] 5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made 6: an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: grip, grasp] 7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: bobby pin, hairgrip, grip] v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" 2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: grapple, grip] 3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind]
• grippe 0
  n 1: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease [syn: influenza, flu, grippe]
• gyp 0
  n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
• hip 0
  adj 1: informed about the latest trends [syn: hep, hip, hip to(p)] n 1: either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh 2: the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates [syn: pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip] 3: the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum [syn: hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae] 4: (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof 5: the fruit of a rose plant [syn: hip, rose hip, rosehip]
• kip 0
  n 1: sleep; "roused him from his kip" 2: the basic unit of money in Laos 3: a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright [syn: kip, upstart] v 1: be asleep [syn: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's] [ant: wake]
• lip 0
  n 1: either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking 2: (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx 3: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth] 4: the top edge of a vessel or other container [syn: brim, rim, lip] 5: either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
• microchip 0
  n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit [syn: chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip]
• outstrip 0
  v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform] 2: go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" [syn: outdistance, outstrip, distance]
• pip 0
  n 1: a disease of poultry 2: a minor nonspecific ailment 3: a small hard seed found in some fruits 4: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) [syn: spot, pip] 5: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface [syn: blip, pip, radar target] v 1: kill by firing a missile [syn: shoot, pip] 2: hit with a missile from a weapon [syn: shoot, hit, pip] 3: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up]
• quip 0
  n 1: a witty saying [syn: epigram, quip] 2: witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, sally, quip] v 1: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: gag, quip]
• rip 0
  n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue] 2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" [syn: rip, rent, snag, split, tear] 3: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent] 4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn: rent, rip, split] v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend, rip, rive, pull] 2: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast" 3: cut (wood) along the grain 4: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
• scrip 0
  n 1: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
• ship 0
  n 1: a vessel that carries passengers or freight v 1: transport commercially [syn: transport, send, ship] 2: hire for work on a ship 3: go on board [syn: embark, ship] [ant: debark, disembark, set down] 4: travel by ship 5: place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
• sip 0
  n 1: a small drink v 1: drink in sips; "She was sipping her tea"
• skip 0
  n 1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate 2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: omission, skip] v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" [syn: jump, pass over, skip, skip over] 2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut, skip] 3: jump lightly [syn: hop, skip, hop-skip] 4: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" [syn: decamp, skip, vamoose] 5: bound off one point after another [syn: skip, bound off] 6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond" [syn: skim, skip, skitter]
• slip 0
  n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie] 2: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis] 3: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics 4: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting [syn: cutting, slip] 5: a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad" 6: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, berth, slip] 7: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: slip, trip] 8: a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" [syn: slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip] 9: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: strip, slip] 10: a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip" [syn: slip, slip of paper] 11: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy] 12: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slip] 13: an unexpected slide [syn: skid, slip, sideslip] 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air [syn: slip, sideslip] 15: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) [syn: slip, elusion, eluding] v 1: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" [syn: steal, slip] 2: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" 3: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide] 4: get worse; "My grades are slipping" [syn: slip, drop off, drop away, fall away] 5: move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place"; "water slipped from the polished marble" 6: to make a mistake or be incorrect [syn: err, mistake, slip] 7: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" [syn: slip, sneak] 8: move easily; "slip into something comfortable" 9: cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place" 10: pass out of one's memory [syn: slip, slip one's mind] 11: move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" [syn: dislocate, luxate, splay, slip]
• snip 0
  n 1: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off) [syn: snip, snippet, snipping] 2: the act of clipping or snipping [syn: clip, clipping, snip] v 1: sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers" [syn: nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off] 2: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" [syn: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back]
• strip 0
  n 1: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" 2: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material [syn: strip, slip] 3: an airfield without normal airport facilities [syn: airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip] 4: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book [syn: comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, funnies] 5: thin piece of wood or metal 6: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" [syn: strip, striptease, strip show] v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" [syn: deprive, strip, divest] 2: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel] [ant: apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, get dressed, habilitate, raiment, tog] 3: remove the surface from; "strip wood" 4: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" [syn: leach, strip] 5: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare, denudate, strip] 6: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn: plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray] 7: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" [syn: clean, strip] 8: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco" 9: remove the thread (of screws) 10: remove a constituent from a liquid 11: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" [syn: strip, dismantle] 12: draw the last milk (of cows) 13: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" [syn: strip, undress, divest, disinvest]
• tip 0
  n 1: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed 2: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh] 3: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint] 4: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" [syn: point, tip, peak] 5: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit] v 1: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward" 2: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone" 3: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung] 4: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: topple, tumble, tip] 5: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle] 6: walk on one's toes [syn: tiptoe, tip, tippytoe] 7: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: tap, tip] 8: give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" [syn: tip off, tip] 9: remove the tip from; "tip artichokes"
• trip 0
  n 1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" 2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip" 3: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: slip, trip] 4: an exciting or stimulating experience [syn: trip, head trip] 5: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: tripper, trip] 6: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead" 7: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep] v 1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: stumble, trip] 2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: trip, trip up] 3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip, jaunt] 4: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off] 5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: trip, trip out, turn on, get off]
• unzip 0
  v 1: open the zipper of; "unzip the bag" [ant: zip, zip up, zipper]
• whip 0
  n 1: an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping 2: a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline [syn: whip, party whip] 3: a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit 4: (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club 5: a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt" [syn: whip, lash, whiplash] v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce] 2: defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" [syn: worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up] 3: thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" 4: strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face" [syn: whip, lash] 5: whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" [syn: whisk, whip] 6: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: blister, scald, whip]
• yip 0
  n 1: a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) [syn: yip, yelp, yelping] v 1: bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn: yelp, yip, yap]
• zip 0
  n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo] 2: a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail [syn: ZIP code, ZIP, postcode, postal code] 3: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour, zip] 4: a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab [syn: slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener] v 1: close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" [syn: zip up, zipper, zip] [ant: unzip] 2: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip]
• ip 0
  n 1: the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information [syn: information science, informatics, information processing, IP]
• bip 0
• crip 0
• gripp 0
• klipp 0
• tripp 0

See also nip definition and nip synonyms