vverb.contactsqueeze tightly between the fingersSynset:nip pinch squeeze tweet twinge twitch
Examples:- He pinched her behind
- She squeezed the bottle
Derivationally Related Form:pinchsqueezenipper
Hypernyms:grip
Inherited Hypernyms:pinchgripseizetake
Direct Hyponyms:goosetweak
Full Troponyms:goosetweak
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the trees (apply to: pinch)
vverb.contactgive a small sharp bite toExamples:- The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles
Derivationally Related Form:nip
Hypernyms:bite seize with teeth
Inherited Hypernyms:nipbitegripseizetake
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.contactsever or remove by pinching or snippingSynset:clip nip nip off snip snip off
Derivationally Related Form:snipsnippingclippingclipperclip
Hypernyms:cut
Inherited Hypernyms:nipcutseparatemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allcapable of woundingSynset:barbed biting mordacious pungent
Examples:- a barbed compliment
- a biting aphorism
- pungent satire
Antonyms:unsarcastic
Derivationally Related Form:pungency
Inherited Hypernyms:barbed
Similar to:sarcastic
adj satadj.allpleasantly cold and invigoratingSynset:crisp frosty nippy snappy
Examples:- crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
- a nipping wind
- a nippy fall day
- snappy weather
Antonyms:hot
Derivationally Related Form:frostnipsnapfrostiness
Inherited Hypernyms:crisp
Similar to:cold