nip

Definition

  • verb: to bite or pinch (someone or something) lightly
  • verb: to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points
  • + 'at'
  • synonyms: pinch, dram, clip

Examples

  • She 'nipped' the dead branches 'off' with her clippers.

  • The New York Mets 'nipped' the Atlanta Braves 1–0.

  • He 'nipped off' the bud with his fingers.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) They're only pixies. -You just stay there! -Please, get me down! -Get off me! -Stop. Hold still! l'll ask you three to just nip the rest of them back into their cage. What do we do now? Why is it always me? l spent the summer devising a whole new Quidditch program. (..)
    2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • (..) MAN : Fuck, yeah! MAN : Hell, yeah! You're goddamn right we are. Come here! Don't you know it's against the law to hire border-jumpers, you nip bastard? Fuck that! Fuck that! Sweetheart. No, you don't need this. We're not gonna hurt you. Please! Please, no! You fucking spic! (..)
    1998 American History X
  • (..) This is not going to work, Little Chef! I'm going to lose it if we do this anymore. We've got to figure out something else. Something that doesn't involve any biting, or nipping, or running up and down my body with your little rat feet. The biting! No! Scampering! No! No scampering or scurrying. (..)
    2007 Ratatouille