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  • 41nip — 1. verb the child nipped her Syn: bite, nibble, peck; pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip 2. noun a nip in the air nip something in the bud Syn: chill, biting cold, iciness …

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  • 42nip — [nɪp] verb 1) [I] British informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time She s just nipped out for some milk.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to bite someone gently • nip sth in the bud informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking… …

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  • 43nip — 1. n. a small, quick drink of liquor. □ Here, have a nip of this stuff. □ One nip is enough. That is powerful! 2. in. to take small drinks of liquor periodically. (See also nipped.) □ Paul has been nipping since noon …

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  • 44nip — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abduct, abridge, abscind, absolute zero, abstract, acute pain, adhere to, afflict, agonize, ail, algidity, amputate, and, annex, annihilate, approach, appropriate, arrest, bag, balk, ball the jack, ban, bar …

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  • 45nip — I Australian Slang (racist) Japanese person, especially a Japanese soldier (short for Nipponese ) II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n nude, as in I saw her in the nip III Irish Slang nude IV Mawdesley Glossary to pinch with the fingers and… …

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  • 46nip — n A quick drink. He took a nip out of the bottle. 1730s …

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  • 47nip — To have a small taster of an item currently being enjoyed by a friend borrowing a portion Can I have a nip on that beer ? …

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  • 48nip — To have a small taster of an item currently being enjoyed by a friend borrowing a portion Can I have a nip on that beer ? …

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  • 49nip — n 1. a Japanese person. (Nippon is the Japanese word for Japan.) Jap has been the preferred term among British speakers, but nip has made headway since the mid 1970s. This term is largely pejora tive. 2. a computer microchip …

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  • 50Nip — n 1. a Japanese person. (Nippon is the Japanese word for Japan.) Jap has been the preferred term among British speakers, but nip has made headway since the mid 1970s. This term is largely pejora tive. 2. a computer microchip …

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