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91nip — [nɪp] verb 1) [I] British informal to go somewhere quickly and for only a short time She s just nipped out for some milk.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to bite someone gently • nip sth in the bud informal to stop a bad situation from becoming worse by taking… …
92nip — 1. n. a small, quick drink of liquor. □ Here, have a nip of this stuff. □ One nip is enough. That is powerful! 2. in. to take small drinks of liquor periodically. (See also nipped.) □ Paul has been nipping since noon …
93nip and tuck — mod. so close as to be almost the same; neck and neck. □ They ran nip and tuck all the way to the finish line, but Tom won the race. □ It was too close to call nip and tuck all the way …
94nip something off — CUT, snip, trim, clip, prune, lop, dock, crop; remove, take off. → nip * * * ˌnip sthˈoff derived to remove a part of sth with your finger or with a tool Main entry: ↑nipderived …
95Nip Hop — Der Japanische Hip Hop, auch bekannt als Nip Hop oder J Hip Hop, wurde populär mit dem Film Wild Style von Charlie Ahearn, der 1983 in den japanischen Kinos gezeigt wurde. Der Film stellte die amerikanische Hip Hop und Graffiti Szene vor. Musiker …
96nip in the bud — verb /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ a) To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming. If you see a bad habit begin to develop, try to nip it in the bud so that it does not become ingrained, issues are easier to sort out the earlier they …
97nip — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abduct, abridge, abscind, absolute zero, abstract, acute pain, adhere to, afflict, agonize, ail, algidity, amputate, and, annex, annihilate, approach, appropriate, arrest, bag, balk, ball the jack, ban, bar …
98nip in the bud — Synonyms and related words: annihilate, bereave of life, block, brake, carry away, carry off, chloroform, cut down, cut off, cut short, deadlock, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do for, do to death, end, execute,… …
99nip — I Australian Slang (racist) Japanese person, especially a Japanese soldier (short for Nipponese ) II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n nude, as in I saw her in the nip III Irish Slang nude IV Mawdesley Glossary to pinch with the fingers and… …
100nip — n A quick drink. He took a nip out of the bottle. 1730s …
