All nip synonyms
nip
N n verb nip
- snap β to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- munch β Charles, 1891β1968, French conductor in the U.S.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snip β to cut with a small, quick stroke, or a succession of such strokes, with scissors or the like.
- twinge β a sudden, sharp pain: On damp days, he's often bothered by a twinge of rheumatism.
- twitch β to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- purloin β to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- pilfer β steal in small amounts
- make away with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- swipe β a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- race β Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- hurry β to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- run β execution
- zip β zip code.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- balk β If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- baulk β the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- end β Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- gnaw β to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- lop β to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- dock β any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
noun nip
- pinch β to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- tweak β to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- squeeze β to press forcibly together; compress.
- swallow β to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
- taste β to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
- bite β If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- dram β dynamic random-access memory
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- finger β any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- jolt β Java Open Language Toolkit
- morsel β a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- mouthful β the amount a mouth can hold.
- nibble β to bite off small bits.
- portion β a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.