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ENGLISH: nip - CREOLE: kase

Overview of noun nip

The noun nip has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. nip, shot -- (a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey")

2. Jap, Nip -- ((offensive slang) a person of Japanese descent)

3. relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang -- (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)

4. chilliness, coolness, nip -- (the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning")

5. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest -- (a tart spicy quality)

6. nip, pinch -- (a small sharp bite or snip)

Overview of verb nip

The verb nip has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch -- (squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle")

2. (1) nip -- (give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles")

3. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off -- (sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers")