nip

v., nipped, nip·ping, nips.

v.tr.

1. To seize and pinch or bite: The fish nipped the wader's toe.
2. To remove or sever by pinching or snipping: nipped off the plant leaf.
3. To bite or sting with the cold; chill.
4. To check or cut off the growth or development of: a conspiracy that was nipped in the bud by the police. See synonyms at blast.
5. Slang.
   1. To snatch up hastily.
   2. To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.

v.intr. Chiefly British
To move quickly; dart.

n.

1. The act or an instance of seizing or pinching.
2. 1. A pinch or snip that cuts off or removes a small part: He gave a small nip to each corner of the cloth.
   2. The small bit or portion so removed: There were nips of construction paper all over the child's table.
3. 1. A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air.
   2. Severely sharp cold or frost.
4. A cutting remark.
5. A sharp, biting flavor; a tang: the nip of Mexican salsa.

[Middle English nippen, perhaps from Middle Dutch nipen.]

nip² (nĭp) Informal.
n.
A small amount of liquor.


v., nipped, nip·ping, nips.

v.tr.
To sip (alcoholic liquor) in small amounts: had been nipping brandy.

v.intr.
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor: nips all day long.

[Probably short for nipperkin, of Dutch or Low German origin.]

verb

1. To grasp at (something) eagerly, forcibly, and abruptly with the jaws: catch, snap, snatch, strike. See reach/unreachable.
2. To spoil or destroy: blast, blight, dash. See help/harm/harmless.
3. To take (another's property) without permission: filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, steal, thieve. Informal lift, swipe. Slang cop, heist, hook, pinch, rip off, snitch. Idioms: makewalkoff with. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.
4. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.

nip²

noun

A small amount of liquor: dram, drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot¹. Informal slug¹. Slang snort. See big/small/amount, ingestion.

verb

To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, guzzle, imbibe, tipple. Informal soak. Slang booze, lush², tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle. See drugs/temperance.

n

Definition: swallow, taste
Antonyms: mouthful

v

Definition: bite; take small part
Antonyms: gorge

v

Definition: stop, thwart
Antonyms: allow, encourage, permit

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IN BRIEF: To stop the progress of.

She was able to nip her cold in the bud by getting lots of rest.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - nappe, knibe, svide, bide, angribe, hugge, sætte en stopper for, skynde sig
v. intr. - nappe, knibe, bide, angribe, hugge
n. - bid, nap

idioms:

• nip in the bud    kvæle i fødslen, stoppe før det starter

2.
n. - bid, bidende kulde, slurk, lille glas whisky
v. tr. - smådrikke, nippe til
v. intr. - nippe

3.

idioms:

• nip and tuck    jævnbyrdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijten, steken, knijpen, jatten, rennen, kleine slokjes nemen, op het nippertje verslaan, bijtende kou, kneep, pikante (kaas)smaak, klein stukje, borreltje

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - pincer, mordre, happer, donner un petit coup de dent à, mordiller, brûler (par le verglas), piquer, faucher
v. intr. - mordre, mordiller, donner un petit coup de bec à
n. - pincement, morsure

idioms:

• nip in the bud    étouffer/tuer dans l'¯uf

2.
n. - un doigt (d'alcool)
v. tr. - siroter (de l'alcool), boire une goutte ou un petit verre
v. intr. - siroter (de l'alcool), boire une goutte ou un petit verre

3.

idioms:

• nip and tuck    chirurgie esthétique, (US) au coude à coude

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - beißen, kneifen, beschädigen, (ugs.) sich schnell bewegen, (ugs.) klauen
n. - Kneifen, Biß, Beschädigung

idioms:

• nip in the bud    im Keim ersticken

2.
n. - Schlückchen (Alkohol)
v. - ein SchlÜckchen trinken

3.

idioms:

• nip and tuck    ganz knapp, Schönheitsoperation

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δαγκώνω, τσιμπώ, δίνω τσιμπιά, πιάνω, σφίγγω, αρπάζω βιαστικά, ψαλιδίζω, περικόπτω, κόβω, (για παγωνιά, κ.λπ.) καίω, καταστρέφω
n. - τσουχτερό κρύο, παγωνιά, ψύχρα, μικρή δαγκωνιά, τσιμπιά, τσίμπημα, γουλιά, γουλίτσα, ποτηράκι

idioms:

• nip and tuck    σηκωματάκι, λίφτινγκ
• nip in the bud    (κατα)πνίγω εν τη γενέσει

Italiano (Italian)
mordere, pizzicare

idioms:

• nip and tuck    incerto
• nip in the bud    sopprimere nel boccio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - beliscar, picar, queimar pela ação da geada, enregelar, doer, causar dor, zombar, bebericar
n. - beliscão (m), picada (f), queimadura (f) produzida pela geada, frio (m) mordente, mordidela (f), zombaria (f), gole (m)

idioms:

• nip and tuck    pau a pau
• nip in the bud    cortar pela raiz

Русский (Russian)
цапнуть, ущипнуть, глоток

idioms:

• nip and tuck    равновесие, ноздря в ноздрю
• nip in the bud    подавить в зародыше

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - morder, pellizcar, pinchar
v. intr. - morder, pellizcar, pinchar
n. - mordida, pellizco, pinchazo

idioms:

• nip in the bud    cortar de raíz

2.
n. - trago (pequeña cantidad de licor)
v. tr. - beber a traguitos
v. intr. - beber a traguitos

3.

idioms:

• nip and tuck    competición muy reñida, últimos retoques (en una prenda)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nypa, bita (i), sveda, skada, fördärva, knycka, slinka
n. - nypning, frostskada, stark kyla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 夹, 捏, 掐, 摘取, 剪断, 夹断, 阻止, 敏捷地走, 飞快地跑, 刺骨

idioms:

• nip and tuck    势均力敌
• nip in the bud    防患于未然

2. 强烈的味道, 寒冷, 讽刺, 夹, 捏, 掐, 摘取, 剪断, 夹断, 阻止, 敏捷地走, 飞快地跑, 刺骨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 強烈的味道, 寒冷, 諷刺
v. tr. - 夾, 捏, 掐, 摘取, 剪斷, 夾斷, 阻止
v. intr. - 夾, 捏, 掐, 敏捷地走, 飛快地跑, 刺骨

2.
v. tr. - 夾, 捏, 掐, 摘取, 剪斷, 夾斷, 阻止
v. intr. - 夾, 捏, 掐, 敏捷地走, 飛快地跑, 刺骨
n. - 夾, 捏, 掐

idioms:

• nip and tuck    勢均力敵
• nip in the bud    防患於未然

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 꼬집다, 물다, 잘라내다
v. intr. - (바람 등이) 살을 에다, 달리다
n. - 꼬집기, 근소, 살을 에는 듯한 추위, 혹평

2.
n. - (위스키의)소량, 한 모금
v. tr. - 조금씩 조금씩 마시다
v. intr. - 조금씩 조금씩 마시다

3. (경멸)일본

idioms:

• nip and tuck    막상 막하로

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 挟む, 挟み取る, 急ぐ, 成長を妨げる, 阻む, はさむ, 盗む, 身にしみる
n. - 挟むこと, 肌を刺す寒さ, 冷たい風, ぴりっとする味, 少量, つねること

idioms:

• nip and tuck    五分五分, 負けず劣らず
• nip in the bud    未然に防ぐ, 出鼻を挫く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقرض, يعض (الاسم) قرض, عض, مقدار ضئيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קלקל, השחית, חטף, נשך, צבט, גנב, גרם דיכאון ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיח, חמק, ברח, יצא, קפץ, מיהר‬
n. - ‮נשיכה, צביטה, גיחה, קור, יציאה מהירה‬
n. - ‮לגימה, טעם חריף, כמות קטנה של ליקר, יפני‬
v. tr. - ‮לגם לגימות קטנות‬
v. intr. - ‮לגם לגימות קטנות‬
nip and tuck - ‮תיקוני השלמה בהתאמת בגד (תפירה), צמוד (מירוץ)‬

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