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101nip and tuck — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nip and tuck : singular nip and tuck plural nip and tucks informal a medical operation to make someone look thinner or younger, in which some of their fat is removed and their skin is made tighter II UK / US… …
102NIP-Verfahren — Non Impact Printing (NIP) sind Druckverfahren in der Drucktechnik, die ohne feste Druckform (beispielsweise Druckzylinder oder Stempel) auskommen und prinzipiell von Druck zu Druck eine Seite unterschiedlich bedrucken können. Beispiele für NIP… …
103nip\ and\ tuck — adj. or adv informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the last minute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way. Compare: neck… …
104nip and tuck — mod. so close as to be almost the same; neck and neck. □ They ran nip and tuck all the way to the finish line, but Tom won the race. □ It was too close to call nip and tuck all the way …
105nip something off — CUT, snip, trim, clip, prune, lop, dock, crop; remove, take off. → nip * * * ˌnip sthˈoff derived to remove a part of sth with your finger or with a tool Main entry: ↑nipderived …
106Nip Hop — Der Japanische Hip Hop, auch bekannt als Nip Hop oder J Hip Hop, wurde populär mit dem Film Wild Style von Charlie Ahearn, der 1983 in den japanischen Kinos gezeigt wurde. Der Film stellte die amerikanische Hip Hop und Graffiti Szene vor. Musiker …
107nip in the bud — verb /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ a) To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming. If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained, issues are easier to sort out the earlier they …
108nip in the bud — Synonyms and related words: annihilate, bereave of life, block, brake, carry away, carry off, chloroform, cut down, cut off, cut short, deadlock, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do for, do to death, end, execute,… …
109nip in the bud — If you nip a problem or an unacceptable situation in the bud, you stop it at an early stage, before it develops or becomes worse. He wanted to be a clown, but his parents soon nipped that idea in the bud …
110nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
