nips
Meaning of nips
verb, 3rd person present
- bite or pinch sharply.
one of the dogs nipped him on the leg
his teeth nipped at her ear
- go quickly.
I'm just nipping down to the Post Office
- steal or snatch (something).
- a sharp bite or pinch.
a strong beak which can deliver a serious nip
late Middle English: probably of Low German or Dutch origin.
plural noun- a small quantity or sip of spirits.
a nip of brandy
- take a sip or sips of spirits.
the men nipped from the bottle
late 18th century (originally denoting a half-pint of ale): probably an abbreviation of the rare term nipperkin ‘small measure’; compare with Low German and Dutch nippen ‘to sip’.
plural noun
a Japanese person.
1940s: abbreviation of Nipponese.
Information about nips
- The singular form of nips is: nip.
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Hyphenation of nips
nips
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- nips is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
nips synonyms
Meaning (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something:
Meaning gently bite at (a part of the body), especially amorously or nervously:
Meaning (of a bird) strike or bite something with its beak:
Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:
Meaning twist or pull (something) sharply:
Meaning firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:
Meaning take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly:
Meaning move from one place to another; travel:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning go to see and spend time with (someone) socially:
Meaning make a series of sounds by blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument:
Meaning go somewhere for a short time, often without notice:
Meaning beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on:
Anagrams of nips
Words that rhyme with nips
Nips, genips, pogonips, Burnips, turnips, parsnips, snips, tinsnips, catnips, Cynips, cynips
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