| VERB | contact | nip, pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers |
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| contact | nip | give a small sharp bite to | |
| contact | nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping | |
| NOUN | quantity | nip, shot | a small drink of liquor |
| person | Nip, Jap | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent | |
| cognition | nip, relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | |
| attribute | nip, chilliness, coolness | the property of being moderately cold | |
| attribute | nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | a tart spicy quality | |
| act | nip, pinch | a small sharp bite or snip |
| Sounds | nih'p | |
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| Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... | |
| Meaning | A small drink of liquor. | |
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| Synonym | shot | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | chupito, trago, traguito | |
| Meaning | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent. | |
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| Synonym | Jap | |
| Broader | Japanese, Nipponese | A native or inhabitant of Japan |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Catalan | Jap | |
| Meaning | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. | |
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| Synonyms | relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | |
| Narrower | lemon | A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons |
| vanilla | A distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans | |
| Broader | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
| Spanish | gusto, saborear, sabor | |
| Catalan | sabor | |
| Adjectives | nippy | a sharp biting taste |
| Meaning | The property of being moderately cold. | |
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| Synonyms | chilliness, coolness | |
| Broader | coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness | The absence of heat |
| Spanish | frialdad | |
| Catalan | fredor | |
| Adjectives | nippy | pleasantly cold and invigorating |
| Meaning | A tart spicy quality. | |
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| Synonyms | piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | |
| Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery | The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
| Adjectives | nippy | a sharp biting taste |
| Meaning | A small sharp bite or snip. | |
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| Synonym | pinch | |
| Broader | bite, chomp | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
| clip, clipping, snip | The act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping | |
| Spanish | pizco | |
| Catalan | pessic | |
| Verbs | nip | give a small sharp bite to |
| Meaning | squeeze tightly between the fingers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch | |
| Narrower | goose | pinch in the buttocks |
| tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply | |
| Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
| Spanish | pellizcar | |
| Catalan | apretar lleugerament, pessigar | |
| Nouns | nipper | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods |
| Meaning | Give a small sharp bite to. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" | |
| Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
| Spanish | mordiscar | |
| Nouns | nip | a small sharp bite or snip |
| Meaning | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "nip off the flowers" | |
| Synonyms | nip off, clip, snip, snip off | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | cortar, tijeretear | |
| Catalan | retallar, tallar | |
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