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nip

/ˈnɪp/

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verb

nips; nipped; nipping

to bite or pinch (someone or something) lightly [+ obj]

The dog nipped my ankles. [no obj]

+ at

The dog nipped at my ankles.

[+ obj] US sports :to defeat (someone or something) by a small amount

The New York Mets nipped the Atlanta Braves 1-0.

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] chiefly Brit informal :to go to a place quickly or for a short period of time

I had to nip back to my place.

He nipped in ahead of me in line.

He nipped into the store to buy milk.

to harm or hurt (something) with cold [+ obj]

An early frost nipped the crops.

The cold wind was nipping my nose. [no obj]

+ at

The cold wind nipped at my nose.

nip off

[phrasal verb]

nip off (something) or nip (something) off :to remove (something) by squeezing it tightly between your fingers or the parts of a tool

He nipped off the bud with his fingers.

She nipped the dead branches off with her clippers.

nip (something) in the bud

informal :to stop (something) immediately so that it does not become a worse problem

Inflation will only get worse if the government doesn't do something right now to nip it in the bud.

noun

plural nips

[singular] :a feeling of cold

I could feel the nip [=coldness] in the air.

[count] :a light bite or pinch

The dog gave me a nip on the leg. - compare 3nip

noun

plural nips

[count] informal :a small amount of liquor

a nip of whiskey

He takes a nip now and then.

a very small bottle of liquor - compare 2nip

* Các từ tương tự:
nip and tuck, nipper, nipple, nippy