Nipped

The dog nipped at me.

"I nipped your national pride, I see." "You must have nipped it a long time ago, I can't even remember it."

Had I but seen it coming, I should have nipped this revolting development in the bud.

The discussion was nipped in the bud.

The project was nipped in the bud.

Any attempt at reconciliation was nipped in the bud.

This needs to be nipped in the bud.

Ethnic separatism and violent Islamism need to be nipped in the bud in Algeria.

Tom's just nipped out to get some milk.

The mutiny was nipped in the bud.