释义 |
Verb: nip (nipped,nipping) nip- Squeeze tightly between the fingers
- pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch - Give a small sharp bite to
"The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" - Sever or remove by pinching or snipping
"nip off the flowers" - nip off, clip, snip, snip off - [Brit] Travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run Noun: nip nip- A small drink of liquor
- shot, slug - The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- relish, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], sapidity, savor [US], savour [Brit, Cdn], smack, tang - The property of being moderately cold
- chilliness, coolness - A tart spicy quality
- piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest - A small sharp bite or snip
- pinch Noun: Nip nip Usage: offensive
- (offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent
Derived forms: nips, nipped, nipping See also: nipper, nippy [Brit, Cdn] Type of: bite, chomp, clip, clipping, cold, coldness, cut, frigidity, frigidness, go, grip, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, Japanese, locomote, low temperature, move, Nipponese, seize with teeth, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, snip, spice, spicery, spiciness, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, travel Encyclopedia: Nip |