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(1):

(v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

(2):

(n.) A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

(3):

(n.) A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.

(4):

(v. t.) To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.

(5):

(n.) A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

(6):

(n.) A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

(7):

(n.) A short turn in a rope.

(8):

(v. t.) Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.

(9):

(v. t.) To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.

(10):

(n.) A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.

(11):

(n.) A pinch with the nails or teeth.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nip'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nip.html. 1828.
 
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