NIP

I. verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English ~pen; akin to Middle Dutch ~en to pinch, Old Norse h~pa to prod Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points ; pinch , bite , to pinch in (as a garment) , 2. to sever by or as if by pinching sharply, to destroy the growth, progress, or fulfillment of , to injure or make numb with cold ; chill , snatch , steal , to defeat by a small margin, intransitive verb to move briskly, nimbly, or quickly, to make a quick trip, II. noun Date: 1549 something that ~s: as, a sharp biting comment, a sharp stinging cold , a biting or pungent flavor ; tang , the act of ~ping ; pinch , bite , the region of a squeezing or crushing device (as a calender) where the rolls or jaws are closest together, a small portion, III. noun Etymology: probably from ~perkin, a liquor container Date: circa 1796 a small quantity of liquor ; sip , IV. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 1887 to take liquor in ~s ; tipple