n. 25B6; verb
the child nipped her : BITE, nibble, peck; pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip.
(Brit. informal) I'm just nipping out : RUSH, dash, dart, hurry, scurry, scamper; go; informal pop, whip.
25B6; noun penguins can give a serious nip : BITE, peck, nibble; pinch, tweak.
25A0; nip something in the bud CUT SHORT, curtail, check, curb, thwart, frustrate, stop, halt, arrest, stifle, obstruct, block, squash, quash, subdue, crack down on, stamp out; informal put the kibosh on.
25A0; nip something off CUT, snip, trim, clip, prune, lop, dock, crop; remove, take off.