nip

Meanings

• a small drink of liquor
• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
• the property of being moderately cold
• a tart spicy quality
• a small sharp bite or snip
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
• give a small sharp bite to
  • "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping
  • "nip off the flowers"

Synonyms

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