transcription, транскрипция: [ nɪp ]
( nips, nipping, nipped)
1.
If you nip somewhere, usually somewhere nearby, you go there quickly or for a short time. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
Should I nip out and get some groceries?...
= pop
VERB : no passive , V adv / prep
2.
If an animal or person nips you, they bite you lightly or squeeze a piece of your skin between their finger and thumb.
I have known cases where dogs have nipped babies...
VERB : V n
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Nip is also a noun.
Some ants can give you a nasty nip.
N-COUNT
3.
A nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
She had a habit of taking an occasional nip from a flask of cognac.
N-COUNT
4.
to nip something in the bud: see bud