Meaning
14 sensesA playful bite.
The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip.
a small sharp bite or snip
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Briskly cold weather.
There is a nip in the air. It is nippy outside.
the property of being moderately cold
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
the nip of masses of ice
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
A short turn in a rope.
The place of intersection where one roll touches another
A small amount of food or drink, (particularly) a small amount of liquor.
I’ll just take a nip of that cake.
He had a nip of whiskey.
a small drink of liquor
(in the plural, slang, vulgar)A nipple, usually of a woman.
Did you manage to sneak a peek at her nips, bro?
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1 languagesOrigin
From late Middle English nippen, probably of Low German or Dutch origin, probably a byformFrom late Middle English nippen, probably of Low German or Dutch origin, probably a byform of earlier *knippen (suggested by the derivative Middle English knippette (“pincers”)), from Middle Low German knîpen, from Old Saxon *knīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *knīpan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).
Short for nipperkin, ultimately from Middle Low German nippen or Middle Dutch nipen ("to sip; nip"; > Dutch nippen). Compare also German nippen (“to sip; taste”).
Clipping of nipple.
Canada 1931.
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