nip

Noun

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a tart spicy quality

• the property of being moderately cold
  • the chilliness of early morning
    

• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

• a small drink of liquor
  • he poured a shot of whiskey
    

Verb

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  • nip off the flowers
    

• give a small sharp bite to
  • The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles
    

• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  • He pinched her behind
    
  • She squeezed the bottle
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pinch , piquance , piquancy , piquantness , tang , tanginess , zest , chilliness , coolness , relish , flavor , flavour , sapidity , savor , savour , smack , Jap , Nip , shot , nip off , clip , snip , snip off , squeeze , twinge , tweet , twitch