Nip

/nɪp/

Synonyms for "nip" (563 found)

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Closest matches (113)

Noun(11 words)

pinch shot beaks bit bite bites biting chill chilliness chomp coldness

abbreviate abduct abridge abscindabsolute zeroabstract acquireacute painadhere toafflict agonize ail algidity amputate and annex annihilate approach appropriate arrest

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bag balkball the jackban bar barrelbear hugbenumb beverage bib bitebite the tonguebitterness blast blast-freeze bleakness blight bobboil downbolus boom boost boozeboring painborrowbowl alongbreezebreeze alongbriskness brush bumper burn cabbage capsulizecarry offcenter centralize chafe champcharley horsechaw check chew chill chilliness chip chomp claim clamp clampingclamping downclasp cleavecleave toclench clinch clingcling toclinging clip closeclose inclose upclose withclout clutch cold coldness collarcome togethercompress compression concenter concentralize concentrate condense congeal contract converge convulse cool

Verb(1 words)

clip

Strong matches (169)

coolness coolth cop cramp cramps crib crick crispness crop crucify crumb crush cryogenics cryology cud cull curtail cutcut alongcut away

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cut backcut downcut offcut off shortcut outcut shortdarting paindashdash offdeath gripdecrease in temperaturedeep freezedefrauddig outdispose ofdistressdo away withdock dollop dose draft draindrain the cupdram draught draughtsman draughty drench drinkdrink bottoms-updrink deepdrink harddrink offdrink updrop elide eliminate embezzle embrace end ensphere enucleate epitomize eradicate except excise exclude excruciate extinguish extirpate extortfall in withfester filch finishfinish offfirm holdfix fleet flit flyfly lowfollow strong drinkfoot foothold footing foreshorten freezefreeze solidfreeze tofreezing pointfreshness fret frigidity frost frostbite frostiness frustratefulgurant painfunnel gall gargle gash gelidity getget rid ofgingergirdle paingive painglaciate glacify gnash gnaw gnawinggo fastgo throughgob grapple grasp grate grind grip gripe griping grog gulp guts guzzlehang onhang on toharrow hastenhasten offhighball hitch holdhold fasthold onhold on tohold tighthook hotfoot hotness hug hurriednesshurry awayhurt hustle ice iciness imbibe inclemency inflameinflict painintense coldintersectiron gripirritate isolate jerk

Noun(8 words)

coolness dart dash dram flavor flavour hurry jap

Verb(1 words)

deride

Related words (281)

jigger joltjumping painkeennesskeep hold ofkick kidnap killkill by incheskinkknock backknock offlaceratelancinating painlaplap uplibation liftlight outliquor up

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liveliness loplow temperaturemake away withmake knotsmake off withmartyr martyrize meet morceau morsel mouthful mow munch mutilate nab nailnarrow the gapnever let gonibble nicknip in the budnip offnippiness numboutstrip the windpain palm pang pare paroxysm partake patch peel peg penetrate pepperinesspick outpierce pilfer pinch poach pocket poll pollard portion possess potation potionpour it onpress pressure prickprolong the agonyprune pull punch purchase purloinput paid toput to torturequaff quick-freeze quid raciness rack rankle rasp rawness reap recap recapitulate receive reduce refreeze refrigerate regelate relish retrench rid rigor riproll uproot outroundround of drinksrubrule outrunrun away withrun overrun togetherrush rustle scamperscamper offscorch scrap scrounge seizureset apartset asideseverity shanghaisharp airsharp painsharpness shave shear shiver shoot shootingshooting painshoplift shorten shot shred sip sizzle skimskin outslaughter sliver slug slurp smithereen snake snap snappiness snare snatch snick snifter snip snippet snitch snort snub soak spasm speed spice spiciness splinter spot squeeze squeezing stabstabbing painstamp outsteal stickstick tosting stitch stormstorm alongstrike offstripstrip offstunt sucksum upsummarize sup swallow sweep swig swill swindle swipe synopsize tag taketake intake offtake outtang tanginesstank uptaper taste tatter teartear alongtear offtear outtelescope thief thieve thrill throes throttlethunder alongthwarttight griptighten tightening tipple to toehold tope tormen torment torturetoss downtoss offtot trim truncate tweak twinge twist twitch unite wadwad upwalk off withwetwhip offwhisk whizwhiz offwipe outwound wrench wring zest zestfulness zing zip zoom

Adjective(1 words)

naked

Verb(9 words)

nip offnipped pinch snipsnip offsqueeze tweet twinge twitch

Noun(19 words)

nipping peck pinches pinching piquance piquancy piquantness relish sapidity savor savour scurry shots smack snip tang tanginess toot zest

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More general

31 entries

Japanese Nipponese action bite chomp clip clipping cold coldness cut frigidity frigidness gripgustatory perceptiongustatory sensation

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More specific

11 entries

bitebitter chillcold snapdart dashdog bitedram hurrymosquito bitepinch shot

Collocations

10 entries

cold nipfrost nipnip atnip awaynip in the airnip intonip of whiskeynip offnip the airsmall nip

Inflections

3 entries

nipped nipping nips

Derivations

3 entries

nipper nippiness nippy

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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We have to nip this problem in the bud before it gets any worse.

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Algeria needs to nip this problem in the bud.

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I'm going to nip into the post office on the way home.

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I'll nip into the post office on the way home.

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